How To Install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus on Kali Linux. xserver-xorg-video-cirrus is X.Org X server – Cirrus display driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus on Kali Linux.

What is xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

xserver-xorg-video-cirrus is:

This package provides the driver for the Cirrus Logic family of video cards.

More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org

This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-cirrus driver module.

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 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-cirrus 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-cirrus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

Install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

Install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-cirrus on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-cirrus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-cirrus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 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-cirrus

Remove xserver-xorg-video-cirrus Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-video-cirrus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

Remove xserver-xorg-video-cirrus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-cirrus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-cirrus

Dependencies

xserver-xorg-video-cirrus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-cirrus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.