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

Last updated: January 23,2025

You can also install and uninstall the xserver-xorg-video-vmware 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-vmware" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xserver-xorg-video-vmware on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vmware on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Source: xserver-xorg-video-vmware (1:13.3.0-3.1)
Version: 1:13.3.0-3.1+b1
Installed-Size: 252
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.60), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxatracker2 (>= 11.1.0~), libxext6, xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:21.1.1)
Description: X.Org X server -- VMware display driver
Description-md5: 21afce1387bf1052ec99956e90ec2d1c
Tag: admin::hardware, implemented-in::c, role::shared-lib, use::driver,
x11::library, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-vmware/xserver-xorg-video-vmware_13.3.0-3.1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 113908
MD5sum: 8a5320f97ad88ecbf36f787c6082d474
SHA256: 1c6266b3d2966e19fc14a53c51e4fde98dcccfb08709454375e5773c281f8fec