How To Install xserver-xorg-video-glide on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-glide on Debian 12.
What is xserver-xorg-video-glide
xserver-xorg-video-glide is:
This driver for the X.Org X server (see xserver-xorg for a further description) provides support for Voodoo 1 and Voodoo 2 boards.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-glide driver module.
You will need the /dev/3dfx kernel driver to use this video driver.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-glide on Debian 12. 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-glide 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-glide using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-glide
Install xserver-xorg-video-glide Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-glide using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-glide
Install xserver-xorg-video-glide 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-glide using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-glide
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-glide on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-glide package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-glide
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-glide And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-glide and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-glide
Remove xserver-xorg-video-glide Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-glide configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-glide
Remove xserver-xorg-video-glide configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-glide configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-glide
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-glide have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-glide package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
