How To Install xserver-xorg-video-radeon 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-radeon on Ubuntu.
What is xserver-xorg-video-radeon
xserver-xorg-video-radeon is:
This package provides the ‘radeon’ driver for the AMD/ATI cards. The following chips should be supported: R100, RV100, RS100, RV200, RS200, RS250, R200, RV250, RV280, RS300, RS350, RS400/RS480, R300, R350, R360, RV350, RV360, RV370, RV380, RV410, R420, R423/R430, R480/R481, RV505/RV515/RV516/RV550, R520, RV530/RV560, RV570/R580, RS600/RS690/RS740, R600, RV610/RV630, RV620/RV635, RV670, RS780/RS880, RV710/RV730, RV740/RV770/RV790, CEDAR, REDWOOD, JUNIPER, CYPRESS, HEMLOCK, PALM, SUMO/SUMO2, BARTS, TURKS, CAICOS, CAYMAN, ARUBA, TAHITI, PITCAIRN, VERDE, OLAND, HAINAN, BONAIRE, KABINI, MULLINS, KAVERI, HAWAII.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-ati driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-radeon 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-radeon 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-radeon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Install xserver-xorg-video-radeon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-radeon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Install xserver-xorg-video-radeon 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-radeon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-radeon
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-radeon on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-radeon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-radeon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-radeon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Remove xserver-xorg-video-radeon Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-radeon configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Remove xserver-xorg-video-radeon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-radeon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-radeon
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-radeon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-radeon package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.