How to Install and Uninstall bbswitch-source Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "bbswitch-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install bbswitch-source on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bbswitch-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bbswitch-source" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bbswitch-source on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 bbswitch-source package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: bbswitch-source
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-15ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: bbswitch
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24
Depends: bbswitch-dkms
Filename: pool/universe/b/bbswitch/bbswitch-source_0.8-15ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 10912
MD5sum: cb12145f7996290de90efe5deed09533
SHA1: 59aa13338cc76c90979fb561c7666d84951a6d0b
SHA256: c8d6a6b4d4fdc72df0ea49ce52c60bb67fd79b8f8cde0c691cf73cc492491b5c
SHA512: 3fba99a6072a2609015da2ddf654b836c4cdd8e4de6d8dd00a8e7a85f409cbebdd59158580e13472626f23b4163f5f52791a51a54dbce3064a7e1c59c95fa16f
Homepage: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch
Description: Interface for toggling the power on NVIDIA Optimus video cards
Description-md5: 979081fc00e27f2569549838897d3d4a