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

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

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-tdfx using aptitude by running the following command:

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

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

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.