How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

This is a short guide on how to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.15-2
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 270
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.60), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-video-abi-23, 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_1.0.15-2_amd64.deb
Size: 86294
MD5sum: 728494f4c8328d87bedb3907378aac60
SHA1: 99700b2ca6eda1360b0e5015b2d551c69651ed3d
SHA256: d208948d3683bd3412dd2a4a11d6a499d77f5bfbc4ea847a20f2039d80ed4831
Homepage: https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
Description: X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
Description-md5: b084a16945b86c1eda89ad33dbb4530d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, core-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-qt-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y