How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 02,2025

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

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Version: 1:1.0.17-1
Installed-Size: 482
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.61), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-video-abi-24, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 9.0)
Suggests: firmware-misc-nonfree
Description: X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
Description-md5: b084a16945b86c1eda89ad33dbb4530d
Homepage: https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::video, role::plugin, use::driver,
x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau_1.0.17-1_amd64.deb
Size: 330696
MD5sum: d7c3dd7cfb2a5230b4ce590900510dac
SHA256: 8dc6f201320969c143cd31ced3081deed806db2615e132a8560e3ea9a9a4106c