How To Install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8. xorg-x11-drv-ati is Xorg X11 ati video driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8.

What is xorg-x11-drv-ati

X.Org X11 ati video driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-ati.

Install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8 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-ati using dnf by running the following command:

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

Install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8 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-ati using yum by running the following command:

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

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-ati

xorg-x11-drv-ati Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/50
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/dcfb5b8d4c3a2fc4fd574d9f74f43025ba8684
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/c5894676cd55f96f382be89308a9051132ba36
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-radeon.conf
/usr/share/man/man4/ati.4.gz
/usr/share/man/man4/radeon.4.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-ati on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.