How To Install xserver-xorg-video-dummy on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-dummy on Ubuntu.
What is xserver-xorg-video-dummy
xserver-xorg-video-dummy is:
This package provides a ‘dummy’ display driver, which does not actually display anything.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-dummy driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-dummy on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xserver-xorg-video-dummy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-dummy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-dummy
Install xserver-xorg-video-dummy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-dummy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-dummy
Install xserver-xorg-video-dummy Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-dummy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-dummy
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-dummy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-dummy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-dummy
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-dummy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-dummy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-dummy
Remove xserver-xorg-video-dummy Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-dummy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-dummy
Remove xserver-xorg-video-dummy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-dummy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-dummy
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-dummy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-dummy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.