How To Install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Debian 9.
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.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
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 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-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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
