How to Install and Uninstall bbswitch-dkms Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "bbswitch-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bbswitch-dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "bbswitch-dkms" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall bbswitch-dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 bbswitch-dkms package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: bbswitch-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-15ubuntu1
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: 39
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Suggests: bumblebee
Filename: pool/universe/b/bbswitch/bbswitch-dkms_0.8-15ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 12472
MD5sum: ade588c7498e405e07546c61e18a5509
SHA1: 85ad8cfa9e80fa3431b2d225e2b7321933d6a637
SHA256: 1018e94c005b706aef5a7bc00cbb8fffa382fd358ee5adfc6a0867c4182454f2
SHA512: 453c8b85ccfebdc22e72e8b3e750ae5daddf0755a7a86b956734845dadf97daaffcfd166e9060adda63c9db722bc4e3b4be61971c5d026dd31dd2d9fe2c2c97b
Homepage: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch
Description: Interface for toggling the power on NVIDIA Optimus video cards (dkms)
Description-md5: 2aec4ffd630293c91ac285479e2b0c2c