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  <h1>Installing Bumblebee 3.2.1</h1>
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    <li><a href="#Arch">Arch Linux</a></li>
    <li><a href="#Debian">Debian Linux</a></li>
    <li><a href="#Fedora">Fedora Linux</a></li>
    <li><a href="#Gentoo">Gentoo Linux</a></li>
    <li><a href="#Mandriva">Mandriva Linux</a></li>
    <li><a href="#Slackware">Slackware Linux</li>
    <li><a href="#Ubuntu">Ubuntu Linux</a></li>
    <li><a href="#source">from source / Generic installation instructions</a></li>
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    <h2>Arch linux</h2>
    Install package bumblebee from AUR. If you want the bleeding edge, in-development version, you can install bumblebee-git. Both packages can be used with Nvidia or Nouveau drivers.<br>

    For 32-bit applications on 64-bit systems you must install lib32-virtualgl and relevant lib32-* libraries. To add Power Management functionality you need to install bbswitch-git package.<br>

    More help and information for Arch can be found <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bumblebee#Installation">over here.</a>
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    <h2>Debian linux</h2>
    Follow instructions <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Bumblebee#Installation">over here</a>.
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    <h2>Fedora linux</h2>

    Help and information for Fedora can be found <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bumblebee">over here.</a>
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    <h2>Gentoo linux</h2>
    
    <pre>emerge bumblebee</pre>
    
    After installation completes, add yourself to the "bumblebee" group to enable use of the optirun command. You will have to re-login for group changes to take effect.
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    <h2>Mandriva linux</h2>

    Mandriva carries Bumblebee as an officially supported package. To install, simply run:
    
    <pre>urpmi bumblebee</pre>

    After installation completes, add yourself to the "bumblebee" group to enable use of the optirun command. You will have to re-login for group changes to take effect. More help and information for Mandriva can be found
    <a href="http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Bumblebee#Installation">here.</a>
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  <h2>Slackware linux</h2>
  <p>Follow instructions <a href="http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardware:nvidia_optimus">here</a>.</p>

  <h2>Ubuntu linux</h2>
  <p>Follow instructions <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee#Installation">here</a>.</p>

  
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    <h2>From source</h2>
    The best an recommended way to install Bumblebee is through your distribution repositories. If not such packages exist, then you can still install Bumblebee manually from source.
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  <p>The latest source tarball:</p>

  <ul>
    <li><a
    href="{{site.href}}/data/bumblebee-3.2.1.tar.gz">bumblebee-3.2.1.tar.gz</a>
    (md5: <tt>30974e677bb13e8a3825fd6f3e7d3b24</tt>)
  </ul>

  <p><a href="http://wiki.bumblebee-project.org/Install-and-usage">Full instructions for a manual install can be found on our wiki here.</a></p>
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