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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "nvidia-alternative" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install nvidia-alternative on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-alternative" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nvidia-alternative on Kali Linux:


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

Package: nvidia-alternative
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Version: 525.147.05-6
Installed-Size: 186
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: nvidia-alternative--kmod-alias, nvidia-alternative-525.147.05, nvidia-alternative-any
Depends: glx-alternative-nvidia (>= 1.2)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.21), nvidia-legacy-check (>= 495)
Conflicts: libegl1-glvnd-nvidia, libgl1-glvnd-nvidia-glx, libgles1-glvnd-nvidia, libgles2-glvnd-nvidia, libglvnd0-nvidia, libglx0-glvnd-nvidia, libopengl0-glvnd-nvidia, nvidia-legacy-304xx-alternative, nvidia-legacy-340xx-alternative, nvidia-legacy-390xx-alternative, nvidia-tesla-418-alternative, nvidia-tesla-450-alternative, nvidia-tesla-460-alternative, nvidia-tesla-510-alternative
Size: 142936
SHA256: c1d3dc6ab62e9188c0c1a5342f40d424fe2cf8aa8206996023141581fc2e7419
SHA1: 028a8fe495695e5f445bef917e797cb9d2e9d4d1
MD5sum: 95a40c4d67c5db6553fe61f494c3c7d8
Description: allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
In setups with several NVIDIA driver versions installed (e.g. current and
legacy) this metapackage registers an alternative to allow easy switching
between the different versions.
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Use 'update-glx --config nvidia' to select a version.
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This package does not depend on the corresponding NVIDIA libraries.
In order to install the NVIDIA driver and libraries, install the
nvidia-driver package instead.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.nvidia.com
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: non-free/libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvidia-alternative_525.147.05-6_amd64.deb