On 29/06/2015, Martin Read <zen75...@zen.co.uk> wrote: > On 29/06/15 06:53, Bret Busby wrote: >> (as I can not copy the >> list, as a block copy, a command line command to so list the packages, >> would be useful, eg "apt-get list-intalled | grep xserver") > > The command you want is "dpkg -l". >
Thank you for that. The reason that I wanted to know what graphical drivers are in use, and which of the graphical devices they are driving, in addition to which graphical drivers are installed, is, as is shown below, many irrelevant graphical drivers appear to be installed. As has been previously mentioned, the computer has an Intel Sandy Bridge graphics controller, and an nvidia GEForce GT520M graphics device, with nvidia Optimus thingy. " root@bret-apc01-debian6:~# dpkg -l | grep xserver ii x11-xserver-utils 7.5+3 X server utilities ii xserver-common 2:1.7.7-18+deb6u3 common files used by various X servers ii xserver-xephyr 2:1.7.7-18+deb6u3 nested X server ii xserver-xorg 1:7.5+8+squeeze1 the X.Org X server ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.7-18+deb6u3 Xorg X server - core server ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.5+8+squeeze1 the X.Org X server -- input driver metapackage ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.3.2-6 X.Org X server -- evdev input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.2-2 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server ii xserver-xorg-input-wacom 0.10.5+20100416-1 X.Org X server -- Wacom input driver ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.5+8+squeeze1 the X.Org X server -- output driver metapackage ii xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.2-2 X.Org X server -- APM display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.2-2 X.Org X server -- ark display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.1-2+squeeze1 X.Org X server -- AMD/ATI display driver wrapper ii xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Chips display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 1:1.3.2-2+squeeze1 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 1:0.4.2-2 X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.3-2 X.Org X server -- i128 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.0-7 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-mach64 6.8.2-3 X.Org X server -- ATI Mach64 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.11.dfsg-4+squeeze1 X.Org X server -- MGA display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 1:1.2.4-3 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.15+git20100329+7858345-5 X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver (experimental) ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:2.1.17-3 X.Org X server -- NV display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-openchrome 1:0.2.904+svn842-2+squeeze1 X.Org X server -- VIA display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-r128 6.8.1-3 X.Org X server -- ATI r128 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.13.1-2+squeeze1 X.Org X server -- AMD/ATI Radeon display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.3-3 X.Org X server -- Rendition display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:0.6.3-2 X.Org X server -- legacy S3 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-2 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-savage 1:2.3.1-2 X.Org X server -- Savage display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion 1:1.7.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.10.3-1 X.Org X server -- SiS display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-sisusb 1:0.9.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 1:1.4.3-2 X.Org X server -- tdfx display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-trident 1:1.3.3-2 X.Org X server -- Trident display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.3-2+squeeze1 X.Org X server -- Tseng display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:2.3.0-3 X.Org X server -- VESA display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:11.0.1-2+build1 X.Org X server -- VMware display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.3-2 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display driver root@bret-apc01-debian6:~# " -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cacx6j8pfs5d4uxvkaytprektybzr9ckofkbv6e91kl5gyfh...@mail.gmail.com