How To Install i965-va-driver on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i965-va-driver
on Debian 9.
What is i965-va-driver
i965-va-driver is:
The VA-API (Video Acceleration API) enables hardware accelerated video decode/encode at various entry-points (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation etc.) for the prevailing coding standards today (MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP/H.263, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and VC-1/WMV3). It provides an interface to fully expose the video decode capabilities in today’s GPUs.
This package contains the video decode and encode driver backend for the Intel G45 chipsets and Intel HD Graphics for the Intel Core processor family. The supported platforms include:
- Cantiga, Intel GMA 4500MHD (GM45)
- Ironlake, Intel HD Graphics for 2010 Intel Core processor family
- Sandy Bridge, Intel HD Graphics for 2011 Intel Core processor family
- Ivy Bridge
- Haswell
- Broadwell
- Skylake
There are three methods to install i965-va-driver
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 i965-va-driver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i965-va-driver
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i965-va-driver
Install i965-va-driver Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i965-va-driver
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i965-va-driver
Install i965-va-driver 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 i965-va-driver
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i965-va-driver
How To Uninstall i965-va-driver on Debian 9
To uninstall only the i965-va-driver
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i965-va-driver
Uninstall i965-va-driver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i965-va-driver
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i965-va-driver
Remove i965-va-driver Configurations and Data
To remove i965-va-driver
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i965-va-driver
Remove i965-va-driver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i965-va-driver
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i965-va-driver
Dependencies
i965-va-driver have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i965-va-driver
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.