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

Last updated: April 29,2024

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

This tutorial shows how to install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04

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

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

$ sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.7.9-2ubuntu1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 140
Provides: xorg-driver-video, xorg-renamed-package, xorg-renamed-package-hwe-16.04, xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), xorg-video-abi-23, xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
Replaces: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
Filename: pool/universe/x/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-hwe-16.04_1.7.9-2ubuntu1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 48240
MD5sum: 414b1750414d089f5f618ffec141966e
SHA1: 82414f3dc91c96b221ac693a2d0199ecd206b191
SHA256: 1ca8aa5cb9b4658963a6d7cb29ff8f04d4a4bdc7cde09a60001cb08e806f0182
SHA512: 03b8f7fdf8cb0a2b0dd250ea270c57b6b544f403c76c51c6912fd0934aafb4c898689a8df4102a81431f13742c1efc8b81f2fa0d9c41c66bc5aa819375fbea50
Homepage: https://www.x.org
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.
.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-siliconmotion driver module.
Description-md5: 90f33ec5fa992807d3e3cdc23233d163