How To Install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb on Debian 9.
What is xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb is:
This package provides the driver for SiS USB-attached video devices.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-sisusb driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb on Debian 9. 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-sisusb 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-sisusb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-sisusb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-sisusb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-sisusb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-sisusb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Remove xserver-xorg-video-sisusb Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-sisusb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Remove xserver-xorg-video-sisusb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-sisusb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-sisusb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.