How to Install and Uninstall primus-nvidia Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "primus-nvidia" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install primus-nvidia on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall primus-nvidia on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                primus-nvidia
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the primus-nvidia package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: primus-nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0~20150328-16
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Source: primus
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10
Depends: bumblebee-nvidia, primus (= 0~20150328-16)
Recommends: nvidia-primus-vk-wrapper
Filename: pool/multiverse/p/primus/primus-nvidia_0~20150328-16_amd64.deb
Size: 2122
MD5sum: 594329cef56d65981a05682f0f980034
SHA1: 66af654d70f3621b9ccca974920bb332b9173210
SHA256: ac8b21eae49d9d070176c79d09e1e3b42928f415a7fa7b033d607675e7e6ab9b
SHA512: 6e464a3b43e70c36ad689d584fc49eb74766b00085b7504a923a85390d7862c6cee4a619d6ca20ac0174185b872b417aa71963f7bad14d0063a9a952444f9e2d
Homepage: https://github.com/amonakov/primus
Description: NVIDIA Primus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver
Description-md5: 47ebdd2f5f4085bfde25afb56ffc6f5a