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

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 140
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.8-1ubuntu6
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion_1.7.8-1ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 47972
MD5sum: c2904c20c2f69e4194af3461024c67c2
SHA1: d67e2d64696ab96e953a5eadfd77059215b4ae01
SHA256: 61353e423c3861cbaf3dd40ce7dab194e639a0fb99c5db82f6734d98734de1ba
Description-en: X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion display driver
This package provides the driver for the SiliconMotion Lynx and Cougar family
of chipsets, commonly found in laptops.
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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-siliconmotion driver module.
Description-md5: b873756bacc23507a4c008ed69fa8738
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m