How to Install and Uninstall primus Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "primus" package

This guide let you learn how to install primus on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                primus
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "primus" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall primus on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                primus
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the primus package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: primus
Version: 0~20150328-13
Installed-Size: 36
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: bumblebee (>= 3.2.1-21~), primus-libs (= 0~20150328-13), xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.3-2) | xserver-xorg-video-intel (>= 2:2.99.917)
Suggests: primus-nvidia
Description: client-side GPU offloading for NVIDIA Optimus
Description-md5: 86cd26e1866a08575cea3e262f2dbb68
Homepage: https://github.com/amonakov/primus
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/primus/primus_0~20150328-13_amd64.deb
Size: 12536
MD5sum: b5bc30927466343c10b3c6096a1997e4
SHA256: bb5ffa9b74975c448327bb77df5445825ce6212aabad00f39a4f126ab1d118fe