How To Install bumblebee-nvidia on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bumblebee-nvidia on Kali Linux.
What is bumblebee-nvidia
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 ways to install bumblebee-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 bumblebee-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 bumblebee-nvidia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bumblebee-nvidia
Install bumblebee-nvidia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bumblebee-nvidia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bumblebee-nvidia
Install bumblebee-nvidia 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bumblebee-nvidia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bumblebee-nvidia
How To Uninstall bumblebee-nvidia on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bumblebee-nvidia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bumblebee-nvidia
Uninstall bumblebee-nvidia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bumblebee-nvidia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bumblebee-nvidia
Remove bumblebee-nvidia Configurations and Data
To remove bumblebee-nvidia configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bumblebee-nvidia
Remove bumblebee-nvidia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bumblebee-nvidia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bumblebee-nvidia
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bumblebee-nvidia using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.