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

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

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-glide using aptitude by running the following command:

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

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

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.