How To Install primus-nvidia on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install primus-nvidia on Kali Linux. primus-nvidia is NVIDIA Primus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install primus-nvidia on Kali Linux.

What is primus-nvidia

primus-nvidia is:

This metapackage ensures that the proprietary NVIDIA driver is installed in a way such that 3D acceleration does not break. It does so by configuring the OpenGL library path to use the Mesa graphics library.

There are three methods to install primus-nvidia on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install primus-nvidia Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install primus-nvidia using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install primus-nvidia

Install primus-nvidia Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install primus-nvidia using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install primus-nvidia

Install primus-nvidia Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install primus-nvidia using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install primus-nvidia

How To Uninstall primus-nvidia on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the primus-nvidia package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove primus-nvidia

Uninstall primus-nvidia And Its Dependencies

To uninstall primus-nvidia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove primus-nvidia

Remove primus-nvidia Configurations and Data

To remove primus-nvidia configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge primus-nvidia

Remove primus-nvidia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove primus-nvidia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge primus-nvidia

Dependencies

primus-nvidia have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install primus-nvidia package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.