How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xserver-xorg-video-fbdev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-video-fbdev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-video-fbdev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Version: 1:0.5.0-2
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:21.1.1)
Description: X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver
Description-md5: 64c436c9c202e79fa1c638b0252edf4c
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::framebuffer, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, role::shared-lib, use::driver,
x11::application, x11::library
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-fbdev/xserver-xorg-video-fbdev_0.5.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 25396
MD5sum: e730b4c6a2001a3483b99dfe79c24b96
SHA256: d0343c6128182014f3149da9a05767a28c54a331338c42d0f6407315ebd88b95