How To Install fglrx-pxpress on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fglrx-pxpress on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fglrx-pxpress
fglrx-pxpress is:
This is a transitional package for ubuntu-drivers-common. You can remove it after upgrading.
There are three methods to install fglrx-pxpress on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fglrx-pxpress Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fglrx-pxpress using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fglrx-pxpress
Install fglrx-pxpress Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fglrx-pxpress using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fglrx-pxpress
Install fglrx-pxpress 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fglrx-pxpress using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fglrx-pxpress
How To Uninstall fglrx-pxpress on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fglrx-pxpress package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fglrx-pxpress
Uninstall fglrx-pxpress And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fglrx-pxpress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fglrx-pxpress
Remove fglrx-pxpress Configurations and Data
To remove fglrx-pxpress configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fglrx-pxpress
Remove fglrx-pxpress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fglrx-pxpress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fglrx-pxpress
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fglrx-pxpress package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
