How To Install xserver-xorg-video-all on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-all on Debian 9. xserver-xorg-video-all is X.Org X server – output driver metapackage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-all on Debian 9.

What is xserver-xorg-video-all

xserver-xorg-video-all is:

This package depends on the full suite of output drivers for the X.Org X server (Xorg). It does not provide any drivers itself, and may be removed if you wish to only have certain drivers installed.

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-all on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xserver-xorg-video-all Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-all

Install xserver-xorg-video-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-all using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-all

Install xserver-xorg-video-all 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 xserver-xorg-video-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-all

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-all on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-all

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-all And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-all

Remove xserver-xorg-video-all Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-video-all configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-all

Remove xserver-xorg-video-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-all

Dependencies

xserver-xorg-video-all have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-all package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.