How To Install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Ubuntu 20.04.
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. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-fbdev 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-fbdev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 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-fbdev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-fbdev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Remove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-fbdev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Remove 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-fbdev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.