How to Install and Uninstall primus Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "primus" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install primus on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                primus
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "primus" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall primus on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                primus
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the primus package on Kali Linux

Package: primus
Version: 0~20150328-16
Installed-Size: 31
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: bumblebee (>= 3.2.1-21~), primus-libs (= 0~20150328-16), xserver-xorg-core | xserver-xorg-video-intel
Suggests: primus-nvidia
Size: 11236
SHA256: 8c0ac95b22af5a21f2d66093a78ca7bb1026395b7e1c2e67f38748535f78b40c
SHA1: 7a6fcc5b98f5a349d22481eeef67abb77246d272
MD5sum: bc4da8ac9428576c07245b7caa4d4bb9
Description: client-side GPU offloading for NVIDIA Optimus
Primus is a shared library that provides OpenGL and GLX APIs and implements
low-overhead local-only client-side OpenGL offloading via GLX forking,
similar to VirtualGL. It intercepts GLX calls and redirects GL rendering
to a secondary X display, presumably driven by a faster GPU. On swapping
buffers, rendered contents are read back using a PBO and copied onto
the drawable it was supposed to be rendered on in the first place.
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Primus is currently intended to be used alongside Bumblebee and provides a
drop-in replacement for optirun (i.e. "primusrun").
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/amonakov/primus
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/primus/primus_0~20150328-16_amd64.deb