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

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

Introduction

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

What is xserver-xorg-video-openchrome

xserver-xorg-video-openchrome is:

This package provides the ‘openchrome’ driver for the VIA Technologies UniChrome and Chrome9 IGPs chipsets. The following chips should be supported: CLE266, KM400(A), KN400(A), P4M800, K8M800, K8N800, PM800, PN800, PM880, CN333, CN400, P4M800 Pro, VN800, CN700, CX700, VX700, P4M890, VN890, CN800, K8M890, K8N890, P4M900, VN896, CN896, VX800, VX820, VX855, VX875, VX900.

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

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

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

Install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-openchrome And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-openchrome 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-openchrome

Remove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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