How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 22,2024

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Kali Linux


    
        
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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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Version: 1:1.0.17-2
Installed-Size: 482
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.61), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:21.1.1)
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 9.0)
Suggests: firmware-misc-nonfree
Size: 330884
SHA256: d97c2a5cef52d870ef36f0fb8eef73c771846531c123c13c8198474d473e2ae1
SHA1: d865dc5a81254c68bbc3161b9212d181976f06ab
MD5sum: 6dec9a25ae7ea87d0fb31f7907b83207
Description: X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
This driver for the X.Org X server (see xserver-xorg for a further description)
provides support for NVIDIA Riva, TNT, GeForce, and Quadro cards.
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This package provides 2D support including EXA acceleration, Xv and
RandR. 3D functionality is provided by the libgl1-mesa-dri package.
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This package is built from the FreeDesktop.org xf86-video-nouveau driver.
Description-md5:
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_1.0.17-2_amd64.deb