How To Install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Rocky Linux 8.
What is xorg-x11-drv-vmware
X.Org X11 vmware video driver.
We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware 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-vmware.
Install xorg-x11-drv-vmware 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-vmware using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-vmware
Install xorg-x11-drv-vmware 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-vmware using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-vmware
How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-vmware package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-vmware
xorg-x11-drv-vmware Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d/38edf47ce6cffa4fac18a1da40d59ee28d103f
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/vmware.4.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-vmware on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
