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

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

Introduction

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

What is xorg-x11-drv-fbdev

X.Org X11 fbdev video driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-fbdev 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-fbdev.

Install xorg-x11-drv-fbdev 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-fbdev using dnf by running the following command:

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

Install xorg-x11-drv-fbdev 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-fbdev using yum by running the following command:

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

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

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

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-fbdev

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

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f/d411a1b0273dbf8c690b4ffbdbd7e2a4feb925
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/fbdev.4.gz

References

Summary

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