How To Install libprimus-vk1 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimus-vk1 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libprimus-vk1
libprimus-vk1 is:
This library implements the primus-vk layer. It decides which GPU the individual Vulkan API calls should go against and does the image copying.
There are three methods to install libprimus-vk1 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libprimus-vk1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libprimus-vk1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprimus-vk1
Install libprimus-vk1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprimus-vk1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprimus-vk1
Install libprimus-vk1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libprimus-vk1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprimus-vk1
How To Uninstall libprimus-vk1 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libprimus-vk1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprimus-vk1
Uninstall libprimus-vk1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprimus-vk1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprimus-vk1
Remove libprimus-vk1 Configurations and Data
To remove libprimus-vk1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprimus-vk1
Remove libprimus-vk1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprimus-vk1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprimus-vk1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimus-vk1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
