How To Install xserver-xorg-video-vmware on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-vmware on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xorg-video-vmware
xserver-xorg-video-vmware is:
This package provides the driver for VMware client sessions, i.e. if Linux is running inside a VMware session.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-vmware driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-vmware on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-vmware 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-vmware using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Install xserver-xorg-video-vmware Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-vmware using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Install xserver-xorg-video-vmware 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-vmware using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-vmware
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vmware on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-vmware package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vmware And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vmware and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Remove xserver-xorg-video-vmware Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-vmware configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Remove xserver-xorg-video-vmware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-vmware configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-vmware
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-vmware package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.