How To Install xserver-xorg-video-mga 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-mga on Ubuntu.
What is xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-mga is:
This package provides the driver for the Matrox MGA family of chipsets, including Matrox Millennium and Mystique cards.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-mga driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-mga 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-mga 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-mga using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-mga
Install xserver-xorg-video-mga Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-mga using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-mga
Install xserver-xorg-video-mga 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-mga using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-mga
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mga on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-mga package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-mga
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mga And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mga and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-mga
Remove xserver-xorg-video-mga Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-mga configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-mga
Remove xserver-xorg-video-mga configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-mga configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-mga
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-mga have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-mga package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.