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

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

Introduction

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

What is xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

xserver-xorg-video-nouveau is:

This driver for the X.Org X server (see xserver-xorg for a further description) provides support for NVIDIA Riva, TNT, GeForce, and Quadro cards.

This package provides 2D support including EXA acceleration, Xv and RandR. 3D functionality is provided by the libgl1-mesa-dri package.

This package is built from the FreeDesktop.org xf86-video-nouveau driver.

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

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 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-nouveau

Remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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