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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3206
Provides: xorg-driver-video, xorg-renamed-package, xorg-renamed-package-hwe-16.04, xserver-xorg-video-intel
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libdrm-intel1 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.25), libpciaccess0 (>= 0.8.0+git20071002), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxcb-dri2-0, libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb1, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2), libxrender1, libxshmfence1, libxss1, libxtst6, libxv1, libxvmc1, xorg-video-abi-23, xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Replaces: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04/xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04_2.99.917+git20171229-1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 729004
MD5sum: 27d6058a4ddcd7b73e9591bcb9b1d1a8
SHA1: 67896ea4ea8de2ddb4188644b30460a5bd0cc9de
SHA256: 2e42dc0250c61e739cffda34b8bbc66abd4bdb6e00a4bf4f9f193618fedf7053
SHA512: d696a3260d43e885c50184d2db0de4ad5379d48951a97939c7200879407dc58de4da7d921f79d014db5fd62619d2f65d2cbfc71648b88628b4f92393b5cb788e
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description-en: X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
This package provides the driver for the Intel i8xx and i9xx family
of chipsets, including i810, i815, i830, i845, i855, i865, i915, i945
and i965 series chips.
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This package also provides XvMC (XVideo Motion Compensation) drivers
for i810/i815 and i9xx and newer chipsets.
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This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-intel driver module.
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The use of this driver is discouraged if your hw is new enough (ca.
2007 and newer). You can try uninstalling this driver and let the
server use it's builtin modesetting driver instead.
Description-md5: 8d201da69bb70e573edc27748d2cd8fd
Supported: 5y