How To Install xserver-xorg-video-savage on Debian 10

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-savage on Debian 10 with this tutorial. xserver-xorg-video-savage is X.Org X server – Savage display driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-savage on Debian 10.

What is xserver-xorg-video-savage

xserver-xorg-video-savage is:

This package provides the driver for the S3/VIA Savage/ProSavage/Twister family of chipsets.

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

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-savage on Debian 10. 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-savage 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-savage using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-savage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-savage on Debian 10

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

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

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-savage And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-savage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove xserver-xorg-video-savage Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-video-savage configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-savage package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.