Bug#888461: nvidia-persistenced: Daemon will not start

[Marc Bonnor]

I would like to use the graphics card on my laptop when I need it.

ii  bumblebee-nvidia                      3.2.1-
17                            amd64        NVIDIA Optimus support using
the proprietary NVIDIA driver
ii  glx-alternative-
nvidia                0.8.1                               amd64        
allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
ii  libegl-nvidia0:amd64                  384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary EGL library
ii  libegl1-nvidia:amd64                  384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary EGL library
(non-GLVND variant)
ii  libgl1-nvidia-glx:amd64               384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX
library (non-GLVND variant)
ii  libgles-nvidia1:amd64                 384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 1.x
library
ii  libgles-nvidia2:amd64                 384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 2.x
library
ii  libgles1-glvnd-nvidia:amd64           384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 1.x
GLVND stub library
ii  libglx-nvidia0:amd64                  384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary GLX library
ii  libnvidia-cfg1:amd64                  384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX
configuration library
ii  libnvidia-egl-wayland1:amd64          384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary Wayland EGL
external platform library
ii  libnvidia-eglcore:amd64               384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary EGL core
libraries
ii  libnvidia-glcore:amd64                384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX core
libraries
ii  libnvidia-ml1:amd64                   384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA Management Library
(NVML) runtime library
ii  nvidia-alternative                    384.111-
3                           amd64        allows the selection of NVIDIA
as GLX provider
ii  nvidia-driver                         384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA metapackage
ii  nvidia-driver-bin                     384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii  nvidia-driver-libs-nonglvnd:amd64     384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA metapackage (non-GLVND
OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries)
ii  nvidia-egl-common                     384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary EGL driver -
common files
ii  nvidia-egl-icd:amd64                  384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA EGL installable client
driver (ICD)
ii  nvidia-egl-wayland-common             384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary Wayland EGL
external platform - common files
ii  nvidia-egl-wayland-icd:amd64          384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA Wayland EGL external
platform library (ICD)
ii  nvidia-installer-
cleanup              20151021+7                          amd64        c
leanup after driver installation with the nvidia-installer
ii  nvidia-kernel-
common                  20151021+7                          amd64      
  NVIDIA binary kernel module support files
ii  nvidia-kernel-dkms                    384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary kernel module
DKMS source
ii  nvidia-kernel-support                 384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary kernel module
support files
ii  nvidia-legacy-check                   384.111-
3                           amd64        check for NVIDIA GPUs
requiring a legacy driver
ii  nvidia-modprobe                       384.111-
1                           amd64        utility to load NVIDIA kernel
modules and create device nodes
ii  nvidia-nonglvnd-vulkan-common         384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA Vulkan driver - common
files (non-GLVND variant)
ii  nvidia-nonglvnd-vulkan-icd:amd64      384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA Vulkan installable
client driver (ICD) (non-GLVND variant)
ii  nvidia-persistenced                   384.111-
1                           amd64        daemon to maintain persistent
software state in the NVIDIA driver
ii  nvidia-settings                       384.111-
1                           amd64        tool for configuring the
NVIDIA graphics driver
ii  nvidia-smi                            384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA System Management
Interface
ii  nvidia-
support                        20151021+7                          amd6
4        NVIDIA binary graphics driver support files
ii  nvidia-vdpau-driver:amd64             384.111-
3                           amd64        Video Decode and Presentation
API for Unix - NVIDIA driver
ii  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia             384.111-
3                           amd64        NVIDIA binary Xorg driver