How to Install bumblebee-nvidia software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install bumblebee-nvidia software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

bumblebee-nvidia software package provides NVIDIA Optimus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

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

bumblebee-nvidia is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bumblebee-nvidia *

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

bumblebee-nvidia package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package bumblebee-nvidia
Version 3.2.1-10
Description NVIDIA Optimus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove bumblebee-nvidia software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?