How To Install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Rocky Linux 8.
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 Rocky Linux 8. 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 Rocky Linux 8 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 Rocky Linux 8 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 Rocky Linux 8
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 Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/00f36e6f2d2a55be2e5b20387d74e3c381e770
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/nouveau.4.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-nouveau on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.