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

Last updated: May 20,2024

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

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 guide let you learn how to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 266
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.12-1build2
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.60), libudev1 (>= 183), xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 9.0)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau_1.0.12-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 84940
MD5sum: b1121dc7fae184c408db7e1ab7911de0
SHA1: a1d8d1ba96d81a555b6b374cb9e17e7c08feb5e2
SHA256: 619cd4b287acb22133227113ce8fef6d82b2b263bcb3ebfc61fdc7a08d98f47c
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
Homepage: http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
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