How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-fbdev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-xorg-video-fbdev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 47
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.4.4-1build5
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-fbdev/xserver-xorg-video-fbdev_0.4.4-1build5_amd64.deb
Size: 11624
MD5sum: 3cf8862aaa24744d05845975bafecc81
SHA1: 43a27b4d56f2cd2038fb22963de38004c751de7e
SHA256: 96acc0ab7bfcf30cbbc9f444fa1ec376b7456ce6677d7aedea498b6e5c0c1b19
Description-en: X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver
This package provides the driver for the Linux framebuffer device (aka
'fbdev').
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-fbdev driver module.
Description-md5: 64c436c9c202e79fa1c638b0252edf4c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop