How To Install bbswitch-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bbswitch-source on Kali Linux.

What is bbswitch-source

bbswitch-source is:

bbswitch is a kernel module which automatically detects the required ACPI
calls for two kinds of Optimus laptops. It has been verified to work with
“real” Optimus and “legacy” Optimus laptops (at least, that is what the
author Lekensteyn calls those).

This package contains source code only, and is intended to be used with
module-assistant to build the bbswitch kernel module.

There are three methods to install bbswitch-source 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 bbswitch-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bbswitch-source

Install bbswitch-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bbswitch-source

Install bbswitch-source 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 bbswitch-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bbswitch-source

How To Uninstall bbswitch-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bbswitch-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bbswitch-source

Uninstall bbswitch-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bbswitch-source

Remove bbswitch-source Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bbswitch-source

Remove bbswitch-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bbswitch-source

Dependencies

bbswitch-source have the following dependencies:

References

• bbswitch-source website

Summary

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