How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-legacy-check Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "nvidia-legacy-check" package

This is a short guide on how to install nvidia-legacy-check on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nvidia-legacy-check
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-legacy-check" package

Learn how to uninstall nvidia-legacy-check on Kali Linux:


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

Package: nvidia-legacy-check
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Version: 525.147.05-6
Installed-Size: 178
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0, pciutils, nvidia-installer-cleanup (>= 20151021)
Size: 146528
SHA256: 77cf28b8f8aeb612edfb7e9a70a34071ded097d646a0f768998cb0e63fb84f1d
SHA1: 8642b52af53051ea070c001891a02c65b011ef3f
MD5sum: 7627c6818b9f057e96d97ed6a4549b1c
Description: check for NVIDIA GPUs requiring a legacy driver
This package checks whether the system contains NVIDIA GPUs that are no longer
supported by the main driver line and require a legacy driver.
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If such hardware is present, a (preseedable) debconf question will be asked to
confirm the installation of the current driver line.
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-legacy-check_525.147.05-6_amd64.deb