How to Install and Uninstall bumblebee Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bumblebee" package

Please follow the steps below to install bumblebee on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bumblebee
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bumblebee" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bumblebee on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bumblebee
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bumblebee package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: bumblebee
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.1-27
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 212
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: lsb-base, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18), pciutils, libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.28), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libx11-6
Recommends: bbswitch-dkms | bbswitch-source, virtualgl | primus-libs
Suggests: bumblebee-nvidia (= 3.2.1-27)
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/bumblebee/bumblebee_3.2.1-27_amd64.deb
Size: 49584
MD5sum: 28d0b8a156ac8ab00273a913c7c70793
SHA1: 1f9a66a1a7e91ad6990201a6e2481dac7be9660e
SHA256: 6a364790f662c619695651608a5f7c86ba020aca1d72df2c0e44df2b207c5636
SHA512: 37edafed7d75794f26c1a25e7004fd901946685209d672ad710f3ba7b4e91371f26f78bd639536479540ad47b54bc7c8bf02fe66d96c8c66c918bdc0b068fda0
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
Description-en: NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux
Bumblebee is an effort to make NVIDIA Optimus enabled laptops work in
GNU/Linux systems. These laptops are built in such a way that the NVIDIA
graphics card can be used on demand so that battery life is improved and
temperature is kept low.
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It disables the discrete graphics card if no client is detected, and starts
an X server making use of NVIDIA card if requested then let software GL
implementations (such as VirtualGL) copy frames to the visible display that
runs on the integrated graphics. The ability to use discrete graphics
depends on the driver: open source nouveau and proprietary nvidia.
Description-md5: 603c350e38f498eb44849c8eb81822e8