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

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

Introduction

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

What is xserver-xorg-video-mga

xserver-xorg-video-mga is:

This package provides the driver for the Matrox MGA family of chipsets, including Matrox Millennium and Mystique cards.

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

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

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-mga Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mga And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-mga 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-mga

Remove xserver-xorg-video-mga Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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