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

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

Introduction

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

What is xorg-x11-drv-vesa

X.Org X11 vesa video driver.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-vesa

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

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/ba7d7ffd58c61902a588b35432e590939528a4
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/vesa.4.gz

References

Summary

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