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

Last updated: November 26,2024

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

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

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

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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xserver-xorg-video-vmware-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

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

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

Package: xserver-xorg-video-vmware-hwe-16.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:13.2.1-1build1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 203
Provides: xorg-driver-video, xorg-renamed-package, xorg-renamed-package-hwe-16.04, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.38), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxatracker2, libxext6, xorg-video-abi-23, xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (>= 2:1.18.99.901)
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Replaces: xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-vmware-hwe-16.04/xserver-xorg-video-vmware-hwe-16.04_13.2.1-1build1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 71624
MD5sum: 31e00143cbdedb3c91e7ce861e3270b2
SHA1: 6fab2a2b1a8a4071aaa399d680adc94e6b84fef0
SHA256: cc501609fba8515cdc7ef96efc9123b27a0f585adff59af447470ee01012c898
SHA512: 699982b5fd72708cfbf582632bcde5d05a53688c252cee8e9a65e99b85e7de9ec3b075de8f4cbaa9170c584eb5fbbaabaa83a099370b127dbe1d1eb981fd36d0
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
Supported: 5y