How To Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu is:
This package provides the ‘amdgpu’ driver for the AMD Radeon cards. The following chip families should be supported: Bonaire, Hawaii, Kaveri, Kabini Mullins, Iceland, Tonga, Carrizo, Fiji, Stoney.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-amdgpu driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux. 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-amdgpu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuInstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuInstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuHow To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuUninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuRemove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuRemove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-amdgpuDependencies
xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.