How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-tesla-450-alternative Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 20,2024

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1. Install "nvidia-tesla-450-alternative" package

This is a short guide on how to install nvidia-tesla-450-alternative on Kali Linux


    
        
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-tesla-450-alternative" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nvidia-tesla-450-alternative on Kali Linux:


    
        
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3. Information about the nvidia-tesla-450-alternative package on Kali Linux

Package: nvidia-tesla-450-alternative
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450
Version: 450.203.03-1
Installed-Size: 266
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: nvidia-alternative-any, nvidia-tesla-450-alternative--kmod-alias
Depends: glx-alternative-nvidia (>= 1.2)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.21)
Conflicts: libegl1-glvnd-nvidia, libgl1-glvnd-nvidia-glx, libgles1-glvnd-nvidia, libgles2-glvnd-nvidia, libglvnd0-nvidia, libglx0-glvnd-nvidia, libopengl0-glvnd-nvidia
Breaks: nvidia-tesla-alternative (>> 0)
Size: 229260
SHA256: 5d18ccb599986987502530c20eb0beb481a95d9077bb5d0d48e09951d8cda697
SHA1: b19f38fa3bfd41f459fb131e8c3e4630246dd4dc
MD5sum: 4606453d505a912535a73a51702e783c
Description: allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider (Tesla 450 version)
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-tesla-450-driver package instead.
Description-md5: 3fd8926a60b717261075a53fec40cd91
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-tesla-450/nvidia-tesla-450-alternative_450.203.03-1_amd64.deb