How to Install bumblebee software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install bumblebee software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

bumblebee software package provides NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install bumblebee 

bumblebee is installed in your system.

Make ensure the bumblebee package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bumblebee *

You will get with bumblebee package name, version, architecture and description in a table

bumblebee package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package bumblebee
Version 3.2.1-5
Description NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove bumblebee software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?