How To Install xserver-xorg-video-intel 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-intel on Ubuntu.
What is xserver-xorg-video-intel
xserver-xorg-video-intel is:
This package provides the driver for the Intel i8xx and i9xx family of chipsets, including i810, i815, i830, i845, i855, i865, i915, i945 and i965 series chips.
This package also provides XvMC (XVideo Motion Compensation) drivers for i810/i815 and i9xx and newer chipsets.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-intel driver module.
The use of this driver is discouraged if your hw is new enough (ca. 2007 and newer). You can try uninstalling this driver and let the server use its builtin modesetting driver instead.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-intel 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-intel 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-intel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-intel
Install xserver-xorg-video-intel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-intel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-intel
Install xserver-xorg-video-intel 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-intel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-intel
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-intel on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-intel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-intel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-intel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-intel
Remove xserver-xorg-video-intel Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-intel configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-intel
Remove xserver-xorg-video-intel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-intel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-intel
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-intel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-intel package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.