How To Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux. xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu is X.Org X server – AMDGPU display driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux.

What is xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu

xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu is:

This package provides the ‘amdgpu’ driver for the AMD Radeon cards. The following chip families should be supported: Bonaire, Hawaii, Kaveri, Kabini Mullins, Iceland, Tonga, Carrizo, Fiji, Stoney.

More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org

This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-amdgpu driver module.

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux. 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-amdgpu 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-amdgpu using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

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

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux

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

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

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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