How To Install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 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-nouveau on Ubuntu.
What is xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau is:
This driver for the X.Org X server (see xserver-xorg for a further description) provides support for NVIDIA Riva, TNT, GeForce, and Quadro cards.
This package provides 2D support including EXA acceleration, Xv and RandR. 3D functionality is provided by the libgl1-mesa-dri package.
This package is built from the FreeDesktop.org xf86-video-nouveau driver.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 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-nouveau 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-nouveau using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 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-nouveau using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.