How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 20,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.16-1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 278
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
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau_1.0.16-1_amd64.deb
Size: 89388
MD5sum: 81ca1338f329fbd3d66943668fcb4d51
SHA1: ac4e89b933e7fa7f591e45cafa4a801464c6aa0f
SHA256: 118b3b8a2683d1f4bac58079a0cb54a361b670f16055902b2867dd9c9a965540
Homepage: https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
Description: X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
Description-md5: b084a16945b86c1eda89ad33dbb4530d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop