How To Install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 11. xserver-xorg-video-neomagic is X.Org X server – Neomagic display driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 11.

What is xserver-xorg-video-neomagic

xserver-xorg-video-neomagic is:

This package provides the driver for Neomagic MagicGraph chipsets, which are commonly found in laptops.

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

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 11. 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-neomagic 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-neomagic using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 11

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

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

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

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

Remove xserver-xorg-video-neomagic Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-video-neomagic configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.