How To Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After 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-amdgpu
Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
Install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu 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 xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
Remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
Remove 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-amdgpu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
