How To Install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 on Kali Linux. xserver-xorg-video-mach64 is X.Org X server – ATI Mach64 display driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 on Kali Linux.

What is xserver-xorg-video-mach64

xserver-xorg-video-mach64 is:

This driver for the X.Org X server (see xserver-xorg for a further description) provides support for the ATI Mach64 series.

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

This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-mach64 driver module.

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 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-mach64 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-mach64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-mach64

Install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-mach64

Install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 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-mach64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-mach64

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mach64 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-mach64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-mach64

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mach64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mach64 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-mach64

Remove xserver-xorg-video-mach64 Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-video-mach64 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-mach64

Remove xserver-xorg-video-mach64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-mach64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-mach64

Dependencies

xserver-xorg-video-mach64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-mach64 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.