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Installing pre-built packages on a PC {#installing_prebuilt_on_pc}
 
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1. Install raring if you haven' t done so already.  Uninstall any proprietary
 
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   drivers (-nvidia, -fglrx) and reboot on the FOSS drivers.
 
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2. Add the ppa:mir-team/staging. Note that besides mir itself, the PPA includes
 
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   custom builds of Mesa and Xorg drivers with support for mir:
 
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       sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mir-team/staging
 
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3. Update your package list:
 
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       sudo apt-get update
 
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4. Create the `/etc/apt/preferences.d/50-pin-mir.pref` file with the following contents:
 
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       Package: *
 
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       Pin: origin "private-ppa.launchpad.net"
 
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       Pin-Priority: 1001
 
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       Package: *
 
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       Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mir-team-staging
 
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       Pin-Priority: 1002
 
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5. Install mir and dist-upgrade:
 
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       sudo apt-get install mir
 
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       sudo apt-get dist-upgrade