How To Install firmware-nvidia-gsp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-nvidia-gsp on Debian 12.
What is firmware-nvidia-gsp
firmware-nvidia-gsp is:
The GPU System Processor (GSP) was first introduced in the Turing architecture and supports accelerating tasks traditionally performed by the driver on the CPU.
This package provides the firmware to drive the GSP.
There are three methods to install firmware-nvidia-gsp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firmware-nvidia-gsp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-nvidia-gsp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-nvidia-gsp
Install firmware-nvidia-gsp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-nvidia-gsp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-nvidia-gsp
Install firmware-nvidia-gsp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-nvidia-gsp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-nvidia-gsp
How To Uninstall firmware-nvidia-gsp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the firmware-nvidia-gsp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-nvidia-gsp
Uninstall firmware-nvidia-gsp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-nvidia-gsp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-nvidia-gsp
Remove firmware-nvidia-gsp Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-nvidia-gsp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-nvidia-gsp
Remove firmware-nvidia-gsp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-nvidia-gsp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-nvidia-gsp
Dependencies
firmware-nvidia-gsp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-nvidia-gsp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
