How To Install nvidia-xconfig on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-xconfig on Debian 12.
What is nvidia-xconfig
nvidia-xconfig is:
This tool is deprecated. The NVIDIA drivers now automatically integrate with the Xorg Xserver configuration. Creating an xorg.conf is no longer needed for normal setups.
The nvidia-xconfig program helps with manipulation of X configuration files, primarily for systems that use the non-free drivers provided by NVIDIA. It automatically changes the configuration to use the NVIDIA driver and can add additional options given on the command line.
There are three methods to install nvidia-xconfig on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nvidia-xconfig Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-xconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-xconfig
Install nvidia-xconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-xconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-xconfig
Install nvidia-xconfig 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-xconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-xconfig
How To Uninstall nvidia-xconfig on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nvidia-xconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-xconfig
Uninstall nvidia-xconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-xconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-xconfig
Remove nvidia-xconfig Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-xconfig configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-xconfig
Remove nvidia-xconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-xconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-xconfig
Dependencies
nvidia-xconfig have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-xconfig package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
