How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-primus-vk-common Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "nvidia-primus-vk-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to install nvidia-primus-vk-common on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-primus-vk-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall nvidia-primus-vk-common on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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-primus-vk-common package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: nvidia-primus-vk-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/libs
Source: primus-vk
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Recommends: nvidia-primus-vk-wrapper
Breaks: primus-vk-nvidia (<< 1.4-2~)
Replaces: primus-vk-nvidia (<< 1.4-2~)
Filename: pool/multiverse/p/primus-vk/nvidia-primus-vk-common_1.6.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 3740
MD5sum: 0703fdd759d1cb0d7ba981336694813a
SHA1: ef516a442583924a858c5ed66f2320a7c49e3ee3
SHA256: c34d51c56032e447ace25e61f057fb2fae7db7ed5abea9f6c328b33ac9d222ba
SHA512: 6120c58a152f8ec4239dfecfb47ad4e820b186c38abdda22337463de5d3507528aa4ea82a12db278c4f3b4de49ba1eb61dc6b1bb575fe94d4280de5e77c7daaf
Homepage: https://github.com/felixdoerre/primus_vk
Description: thin wrapper for the NVIDIA binary Vulkan ICD (common files)
Description-md5: 1de48695d37b053918704fd873985909