How to Install and Uninstall bbswitch-source Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "bbswitch-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install bbswitch-source on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bbswitch-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bbswitch-source" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall bbswitch-source on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bbswitch-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bbswitch-source package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: bbswitch-source
Source: bbswitch
Version: 0.8-8
Installed-Size: 20
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Recommends: module-assistant, debhelper
Suggests: bumblebee
Description: Interface for toggling the power on NVIDIA Optimus video cards
Description-md5: f1fc5afed2fcfaaef871d3d4ba4cc3bd
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bbswitch/bbswitch-source_0.8-8_amd64.deb
Size: 12688
MD5sum: 28f495b63eb22493dc3df8691a653bba
SHA256: 076610fcdbc73ea7b7f2b6ef96a87cc2501a7ad217b86e1eeb1ce47590e5ede8