How to Install and Uninstall primus Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the primus on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "primus" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install primus on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall primus on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 primus package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: primus
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0~20150328-13
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 36
Depends: bumblebee (>= 3.2.1-21~), primus-libs (= 0~20150328-13), xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.18.3-2) | xserver-xorg-video-intel (>= 2:2.99.917)
Suggests: primus-nvidia
Filename: pool/universe/p/primus/primus_0~20150328-13_amd64.deb
Size: 9976
MD5sum: dc73df2690f79b9f878c046c56181f65
SHA1: b53aec3d62d704cb0726bcdb71ac1f8cb9abb439
SHA256: 7b7ab2fd08295f1b4fbc3c9935eeeb429bff6b42656dc2ab3ff1876aee99f5eb
SHA512: aa5527e985552190aac2857bc0ad0d875762fbf6bd1b4fb9d8c8eda2d127574312af290d08de6f518fb4b6bb3c6dc8a8ab50afeb087aa56a3dcdbcfffb21a560
Homepage: https://github.com/amonakov/primus
Description: client-side GPU offloading for NVIDIA Optimus
Description-md5: 86cd26e1866a08575cea3e262f2dbb68