We have three PPAs for Mir, all three will build for the supported Ubuntu series as well as the current development.
| PPA | To add |
|---|---|
| The “Release” PPA is the recommendation for most purposes and contains the release version of Mir. | sudo add-apt-repository --update ppa:mir-team/release |
| The “Release Candidate” PPA contains the release candidate code of Mir. | sudo add-apt-repository --update ppa:mir-team/rc |
| The “Latest Integration Build” PPA contains the latest development code of Mir built after each pull request lands. | sudo add-apt-repository --update ppa:mir-team/dev |
The package you may want to install
| Package | Command |
|---|---|
| Mir demo programs | sudo apt install mir-demos qterminal |
| Mesa “desktop” platform | sudo apt install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop |
| Nvidia “desktop” platform | sudo apt install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia |
| MirAL development headers & libraries | sudo apt install libmiral-dev |
You can remove any of the PPAs as follows:
$ sudo ppa-purge mir-team/dev # or /rc or /release