How to Install and Uninstall bbswitch-dkms Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "bbswitch-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to install bbswitch-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install bbswitch-dkms

2. Uninstall "bbswitch-dkms" package

Learn how to uninstall bbswitch-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove bbswitch-dkms $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the bbswitch-dkms package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: bbswitch-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-8ubuntu0.20.04.1
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: 36
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Suggests: bumblebee
Filename: pool/universe/b/bbswitch/bbswitch-dkms_0.8-8ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 11988
MD5sum: 5b3f4d68a77ead5c00fc53af9044b3ed
SHA1: 2697a037d973b7dbc4dbcb674c4e6b1c1955c2d0
SHA256: aad397044b29f303912bce124b44b523a65bf93567ae31a7b6349a107801e5f8
SHA512: aadd25e8b6a28a4d2ba292eb7dc4af0b196dfc49a139938778959c294741e193580e04f3f9ccd7eeab776c641bc783cec0cd77d7266f3e69d7a266990d74a98e
Homepage: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch
Description: Interface for toggling the power on NVIDIA Optimus video cards
Description-md5: 973e33001a4368886318f3ae57d53fb1

Package: bbswitch-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-8
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: 36
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Suggests: bumblebee
Filename: pool/universe/b/bbswitch/bbswitch-dkms_0.8-8_amd64.deb
Size: 11724
MD5sum: 4709f24597c94d6c708f95aabe786b2b
SHA1: 32ae29f60a1d05faaf74a559e193c615d9674688
SHA256: b7675de0a7bef572ec88f285d515bf23413a1a05e79fb7a299d21646e151e22f
Homepage: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch
Description: Interface for toggling the power on NVIDIA Optimus video cards
Description-md5: 973e33001a4368886318f3ae57d53fb1