How To Install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome is:
This package provides the ‘openchrome’ driver for the VIA Technologies UniChrome and Chrome9 IGPs chipsets. The following chips should be supported: CLE266, KM400(A), KN400(A), P4M800, K8M800, K8N800, PM800, PN800, PM880, CN333, CN400, P4M800 Pro, VN800, CN700, CX700, VX700, P4M890, VN890, CN800, K8M890, K8N890, P4M900, VN896, CN896, VX800, VX820, VX855, VX875, VX900.
This package is built from the FreeDesktop.org xf86-video-openchrome driver.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-openchrome 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-openchrome using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
Install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
Install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome 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-openchrome using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-openchrome on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-openchrome package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-openchrome And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-openchrome and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
Remove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
Remove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-openchrome configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
