How to Install and Uninstall bumblebee-nvidia Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "bumblebee-nvidia" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bumblebee-nvidia on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bumblebee-nvidia
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bumblebee-nvidia" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall bumblebee-nvidia on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bumblebee-nvidia package on Kali Linux

Package: bumblebee-nvidia
Source: bumblebee
Version: 3.2.1-30
Installed-Size: 16
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: bumblebee (= 3.2.1-30), glx-alternative-nvidia (>= 0.6.92), nvidia-driver | nvidia-tesla-470-driver | nvidia-driver-any
Recommends: nvidia-primus-vk-wrapper
Size: 4564
SHA256: 5e60cfba9c3d2b8d41e3255de021bc0474d3dfcacaab4f5014715a54377f9c5a
SHA1: f1541e797441ba7622ee36c4e076f97c604880d7
MD5sum: 3ecfd89510d70d8541355f988da32d58
Description: NVIDIA Optimus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver
This metapackage ensures that the proprietary NVIDIA driver is installed in a
way such that 3D acceleration does not break. It does so by configuring the
OpenGL library path to use the Mesa graphics library.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
Section: contrib/utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/contrib/b/bumblebee/bumblebee-nvidia_3.2.1-30_amd64.deb