How to Install and Uninstall primus-nvidia Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "primus-nvidia" package

This is a short guide on how to install primus-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall primus-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: primus-nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0~20150328-10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: primus
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11
Depends: bumblebee-nvidia, primus
Filename: pool/universe/p/primus/primus-nvidia_0~20150328-10_amd64.deb
Size: 2264
MD5sum: 19339d8fc2eb9051645f1a2940888772
SHA1: a85183f4abcef711111d3eac53d07c30ceec1cc8
SHA256: dfff68a7dbe3d520ee1748766c2768c9f768703cf500dcb0898ac77f5cc2c191
Homepage: https://github.com/amonakov/primus
Description: NVIDIA Primus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver
Description-md5: 47ebdd2f5f4085bfde25afb56ffc6f5a