How To Install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx on Debian 12.
What is xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
xserver-xorg-video-tdfx is:
This package provides the driver for 3dfx Voodoo video cards and their derivatives.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-tdfx driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx on Debian 12. 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-tdfx 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-tdfx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
Install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
Install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 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-tdfx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-tdfx on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-tdfx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-tdfx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-tdfx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
Remove xserver-xorg-video-tdfx Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-tdfx configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
Remove xserver-xorg-video-tdfx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-tdfx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
Dependencies
xserver-xorg-video-tdfx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-tdfx package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
