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Tom Mercer
Asked: 2018-05-28 20:19:54 +0800 CST

18.04 sudo prime-select intel gives ERROR the installed packages do not support PRIME

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18.04 Dell XPS 15

sudo prime-select intel

gives ERROR the installed packages do not support PRIME

Where can I find out more about how to proceed?

dell intel nvidia-optimus 18.04 nvidia-prime

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Try

    sudo apt install nvidia-prime

    Also, you may need to do as described here:

    sudo systemctl disable nvidia-fallback.service

    Add

    nouveau.blacklist=1

    in /etc/default/grub in the line GRUB_CMD_LINUX_DEFAULT

    sudo update-grub

    Install bbswitch-dkms (sudo apt install bbswitch-dkms), and add bbswitch to /etc/modules.

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  2. I had the same issue with my gtx 1050 on Ubuntu 18.04.

    Install the nvidia driver (in my case nvidia-driver-390)

    Open /etc/default/grub and removed all options in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX

    Run sudo update-grub and then restart.

    Now you can run sudo prime-select intel with no errors. Also you can use nvidia settings GUI to define which gpu to use under PRIME Profiles

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