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This page lists the available xf86 video drivers for [[Xorg]] in Alpine Linux. Installing specific xf86 driver packages for legacy video card's chipset, enables support for specific features, effects and acceleration modes, and avoid error messages during X initialization. | This page lists the available xf86 video drivers for [[Xorg]] in Alpine Linux. Installing specific xf86 driver packages for legacy video card's chipset, enables support for specific features, effects and acceleration modes, and avoid error messages during X initialization. | ||
{{Tip| xf86 driver packages follow standard naming conventions. So information found in | {{Tip|xf86 driver packages follow standard naming conventions. So information found in Arch or Gentoo [[#See also|wiki pages referred]] are to a large degree extent applicable in Alpine Linux, except for proprietary binary only drivers.}} | ||
To see available xf86 video driver packages run: {{cmd|$ apk search xf86-video}} | To see available xf86 video driver packages run: {{cmd|$ apk search xf86-video}} | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Graphics driver]] | * [[Graphics driver|Main page for Graphics drivers]] | ||
* [[Xorg]] | |||
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg#Driver_installation ArchWiki] | |||
* [https://packages.gentoo.org/categories/x11-drivers Gentoo wiki] | |||
[[category:Graphics]] | |||
[[category:Graphics]][[category:Drivers]] | [[category:Drivers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:46, 23 July 2025
This page lists the available xf86 video drivers for Xorg in Alpine Linux. Installing specific xf86 driver packages for legacy video card's chipset, enables support for specific features, effects and acceleration modes, and avoid error messages during X initialization.
Tip: xf86 driver packages follow standard naming conventions. So information found in Arch or Gentoo wiki pages referred are to a large degree extent applicable in Alpine Linux, except for proprietary binary only drivers.
To see available xf86 video driver packages run:
$ apk search xf86-video
- For Sis video chipset install xf86-video-sis
- For VMware guests use xf86-video-vmware
- For VirtualBox guests use xf86-video-vboxvideo. Refer VirtualBox guest additions
- For Hyper-V guests use xf86-video-fbdev. Refer Hyper-V guest services.
- For KVM/QEMU guests refer Xorg within QEMU