How to Install and Uninstall bbswitch-source Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "bbswitch-source" package

This is a short guide on how to install bbswitch-source on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: bbswitch-source
Source: bbswitch
Version: 0.8-10
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Recommends: debhelper-compat (= 13), module-assistant
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_0.8-10_amd64.deb
Size: 13352
MD5sum: ff2c034ed1b88195a444c8826c56f597
SHA256: a8f4ba6244e48e6777d1eb35662526de62ea4c3daa5bf5342788ed6962ae6c9f