How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.17-1build1
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-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_1.0.17-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 93534
MD5sum: cb8ff030466cf7d8a118379b6adf8ce4
SHA1: dc7f363fd0cde656a2ab96ef2d085c224cb50ce3
SHA256: 5713246d7a1847833aa96c1115fcbb304aec8106dc2e5bda7d043036687953d3
SHA512: 127428e7e7042453bfccfc758b45557c03e9d843bf9b4a8a4b3fb743ce537f8df9df818ecc8940f5da6b6eb0282bd899ee1d6a115abbe093a5fd85f36a3deb80
Homepage: https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
Description-en: 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: 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