How To Install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion is:
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.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionInstall xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionInstall xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionHow To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionUninstall xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionRemove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionRemove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotionDependencies
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.