How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-tesla-470-alternative Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "nvidia-tesla-470-alternative" package

Please follow the guidance below to install nvidia-tesla-470-alternative on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-tesla-470-alternative" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall nvidia-tesla-470-alternative 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 nvidia-tesla-470-alternative package on Kali Linux

Package: nvidia-tesla-470-alternative
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470
Version: 470.239.06-1
Installed-Size: 172
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: nvidia-alternative-any, nvidia-tesla-470-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
Size: 131752
SHA256: aca20a764a364651ef08c3627c45882d310c2f2fbe7b490151a8288f040704b5
SHA1: 09d11c91b76a1047e6600fb10cbb3ea7dec6cfa7
MD5sum: 9dc8aeb0eab8958c88fff64c2b88f7f3
Description: allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider (Tesla 470 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-470-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-tesla-470/nvidia-tesla-470-alternative_470.239.06-1_amd64.deb