How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

Please follow the instructions below to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.17-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 268
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
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau_1.0.17-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 93596
MD5sum: 660127099d62a3523f4faa46190c3329
SHA1: 09cbd81e53dee033b7bfceb4dfee1282d6b38364
SHA256: 7342bf1f4278ac57c09202ca756d46288f8247247c49c7d909b612b6f7710a85
SHA512: d717424e963b079c810654384ac3413dfc2f001377567d9e25861b12ed84712e1edb4122da0b804ff798ecaf3f5e3f1aa77b5b5eee8c70c8fea9bac83c4d63a2
Homepage: https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
Description: X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
Description-md5: b084a16945b86c1eda89ad33dbb4530d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi