How To Install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev is:
This package provides the driver for the Linux framebuffer device (aka ‘fbdev’).
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-fbdev driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 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-fbdev 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-fbdev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-fbdevInstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-fbdevInstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 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-fbdev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-fbdevHow To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-fbdev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-fbdevUninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 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-fbdevRemove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-fbdevRemove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-fbdevDependencies
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
