How To Install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-drv-nouveau is Xorg X11 nouveau video driver for NVIDIA graphics chipsets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36.

What is `xorg-x11-drv-nouveau`

X.Org X11 nouveau video driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau.

Install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau

Install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-nouveau package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-nouveau

xorg-x11-drv-nouveau Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/b9e35e5c87144051c503c9cd1f414011e220e2
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/nouveau.4.gz

References

xorg-x11-drv-nouveau website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).