How To Install xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-armada in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-drv-armada is X.org graphics driver for KMS based systems with pluggable GPU backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36.

What is xorg-x11-drv-armada

The xf86-video-armada module is a 2D graphics driver for the X Window System as implemented by X.org, supporting Freescale i.MX or Marvell Armada display controllers with a Vivante Galcore GPU.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-armada.

Install xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-armada using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-armada

Install xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-armada using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-armada

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-armada package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-armada

xorg-x11-drv-armada Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/32
/usr/lib/.build-id/32/9828b7278d46a99360f3b00d6a0743ca86fe13
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/b15730fa0079567af0271028ccc856cd02ce0f
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/armada_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/etnadrm_gpu.so
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-armada
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-armada/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-armada/README
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-armada/xorg-sample.conf
/usr/share/licenses/xorg-x11-drv-armada
/usr/share/licenses/xorg-x11-drv-armada/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man4/armada.4.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-armada on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).