UPDATE-GLX:(8)

💅 update-glx — the glow-up station for your GLX ✨

okay bestie, welcome to update-glx, section 8 of the manual (User Commands, we're fancy like that). this is the little tool that decides which GLX and NVIDIA providers your system is running, and honestly? she's giving backstage-pass energy. 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

update-glx — pick your system GLX and NVIDIA providers. that's it, that's the job. 👑

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

update-glx --auto <name>
update-glx --display <name>
update-glx --query <name>
update-glx --list <name>
update-glx --config <name>
update-glx --set <name>

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so like, update-glx is a wrapper around update-alternatives, but she's a specialist — she only handles configuration of the glx and nvidia alternatives. no side quests, no random alternative groups, just her lane. periodt. 💅

and the way that she's not just a pretty wrapper — after updating the alternatives, she takes care to trigger any follow-up actions that may be required to actually complete the switch. so the vibes are immaculate and the job gets finished. 🫶

what's she actually for? switching between the main NVIDIA driver version and the legacy drivers (eg: the 304 series, the 340 series, etc). yes, legacy drivers get love too. 😌

and for users with Optimus-type laptops? she can be used to enable running the discrete GPU via bumblebee. main character energy for your hybrid graphics. 🔥

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --auto <name> — switch the master link <name> to automatic mode. let the system pick, bestie, we're chilling. 😎
• --display <name> — display information about the <name> group. the full tea. 🍵
• --query <name> — a machine parseable version of --display <name>. for when a script wants the info and not the ✨drama✨.
• --list <name> — display all targets of the <name> group. the whole roster. 📋
• --config <name> — show alternatives for the <name> group and ask the user to select which one to use. interactive! you get a say! 🗳️
• --set <name> <path> — set <path> as alternative for <name>. you're the decider now. 💁‍♀️

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🎀 about <name> 🎀

<name> is the master name for this link group.

only 'nvidia' and 'glx' are supported. like, do not try to make her do other groups, she will not. 💀

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🧚 about <path> 🧚

<path> is the location of one of the alternative target files.

(e.g. /usr/lib/nvidia)

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🌈 help me help you 🌈

Use update-glx --help for program usage information. she's always down to explain herself. 🫶

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manual page was written by Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com> for the Debian project. thank you Luca, icon behaviour. 🎀

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and that's the whole page, bestie — written by update-glx, dated August 2017, living in section UPDATE-GLX:(8) of the manual. no cap, that's the source and the version, we love a clean sign-off. bye bestie, go switch some drivers 💜🦋✨