How To Install device3dfx-source on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install device3dfx-source on Ubuntu 18.04. device3dfx-source is Linux 2.2+ device driver source for 3Dfx boards

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install device3dfx-source on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is device3dfx-source

device3dfx-source is:

This package is the source for the 3Dfx device driver to allow access to 3Dfx boards and setting its MTRR:s correctly without the user having root privileges.

It should work on Linux 2.2+ kernels, including SMP enabled kernels.

There are three methods to install device3dfx-source 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 device3dfx-source Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install device3dfx-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install device3dfx-source

Install device3dfx-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install device3dfx-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install device3dfx-source

Install device3dfx-source 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 device3dfx-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install device3dfx-source

How To Uninstall device3dfx-source on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the device3dfx-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove device3dfx-source

Uninstall device3dfx-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall device3dfx-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove device3dfx-source

Remove device3dfx-source Configurations and Data

To remove device3dfx-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge device3dfx-source

Remove device3dfx-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove device3dfx-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge device3dfx-source

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install device3dfx-source package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.