How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic" package

This is a short guide on how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-28.30~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24868
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, binutils, linux-image-5.8.0-28-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-28-generic
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.8/linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-28-generic_5.8.0-28.30~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 9268328
MD5sum: 08e0a1807e1ee9e51a30dcfd289893a7
SHA1: 2ddd808de0f361570b4e492fcdf8d00f18357517
SHA256: 15249b0f236932f3a10db71c68966df283b9f90f16e56bade014de537ce41650
SHA512: 725b7c03763a0616c44f510c341deb2c3e87e83eda1158174238eb7f370362dc84350c51ec4eef3b7fd7080f50be913e03cb5da05dbde01a4b0dd48b7364d125
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-28
Description-md5: b9ecd3f46833679be8ce130a326f84e4