How To Install xserver-xorg-video-trident on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-trident on Debian 12.
What is xserver-xorg-video-trident
xserver-xorg-video-trident is:
This package provides the driver for Trident Blade/Image/ProVidia/TGUI/9xxx video cards.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-trident driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-trident on Debian 12. 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-trident 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-trident using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-trident
Install xserver-xorg-video-trident Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-trident using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-trident
Install xserver-xorg-video-trident 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-trident using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-trident
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-trident on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-trident package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-trident
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-trident And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-trident and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-trident
Remove xserver-xorg-video-trident Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-trident configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-trident
Remove xserver-xorg-video-trident configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-trident configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-trident
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-trident have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-trident package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
