How To Install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic is:
This package provides the driver for Neomagic MagicGraph chipsets, which are commonly found in laptops.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-neomagic driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 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-neomagic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-neomagicInstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-neomagicInstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-neomagicHow To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-neomagic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-neomagicUninstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 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-neomagicRemove xserver-xorg-video-neomagic Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-neomagic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-neomagicRemove xserver-xorg-video-neomagic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-neomagic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-neomagicDependencies
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-neomagic package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
