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

Last updated: November 25,2024

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

Please follow the guidance below to install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg 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-dbg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg
Priority: extra
Section: debug
Installed-Size: 783
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Version: 1:1.0.12-1build2
Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (= 1:1.0.12-1build2)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg_1.0.12-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 717340
MD5sum: e12441f67b3674a454717ca5c7abda4f
SHA1: 08a14e931e8946a220346c7fa7f9e704761136e6
SHA256: fa342b4f363dabafaae0bc2e897e69265fda1af31b48c2d004bb6e5f4411a1fb
Description-en: X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver (debug symbols)
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 provides debugging symbols for this Xorg X driver.
Description-md5: 5304f6a18155884f62e07d246a25ea57
Homepage: http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
Build-Ids: 184c3569ada44fd2499e33b09b9b0b2b6c4095a6
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m