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

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

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


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

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


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

Package: xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 199
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:13.1.0-2ubuntu3
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.38), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxatracker2, libxext6, xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902)
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-vmware/xserver-xorg-video-vmware_13.1.0-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 67728
MD5sum: 1c741b8ac578b989af02d186e4155ae9
SHA1: 7ab45a47687f6f8ea760dd185ec7354c2fdf6796
SHA256: 298b52fddc88dc96f2b262da4c52b1121b9e8b9de6e37ca50cb3b5ec448158a2
Description-en: X.Org X server -- VMware display driver
This package provides the driver for VMware client sessions, i.e. if Linux
is running inside a VMware session.
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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-vmware driver module.
Description-md5: 21afce1387bf1052ec99956e90ec2d1c
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