Install nvidia-vdpau-driver
Installing nvidia-vdpau-driver package on Debian Unstable (Sid) is as easy as running the following command on terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-vdpau-driver
nvidia-vdpau-driver package information
| distro | Debian Unstable (Sid) |
|---|---|
| section | Non-Free |
| name | nvidia-vdpau-driver |
| version | 352.79-6 |
| description | Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix – NVIDIA driver |
| subsection | video |
| website | nvidia.com |
| maintainer | Debian NVIDIA Maintainers |
Uninstall nvidia-vdpau-driver
To remove just nvidia-vdpau-driver package itself from Debian Unstable (Sid) execute on terminal:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-vdpau-driver
Uninstall nvidia-vdpau-driver and it’s dependent packages
To remove the nvidia-vdpau-driver package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed from Debian Sid.
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove nvidia-vdpau-driver
Purging nvidia-vdpau-driver
If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of nvidia-vdpau-driver from Debian Sid then this will work:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia-vdpau-driver
To delete configuration and/or data files of nvidia-vdpau-driver and it’s dependencies from Debian Sid then execute:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove nvidia-vdpau-driver
