How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vesa Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 22,2024

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

This tutorial shows how to install xserver-xorg-video-vesa on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vesa on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-video-vesa
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-video-vesa package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-vesa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.6.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), xorg-video-abi-25, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:21.1.1)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-vesa/xserver-xorg-video-vesa_2.6.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 15566
MD5sum: d1016cde2d0783066d52c82379ef4550
SHA1: 2a96a28f3dace112b91307082422aa670826e3f2
SHA256: a828d435dbd997ac48063f196d8c7c8f49c39568a4c5062b0200839e7b31e382
SHA512: f49c2b964fba93da66e681eff29d8d838cdfe7921610b9061ca376349c57dcb894d66cf702c403e7e38700067acc55278df40a5a6c876933fd1c93ae9794774b
Description: X.Org X server -- VESA display driver
Description-md5: 09beb2a31bd27ae3444fb260bf0f887f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi