How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1
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: 44104
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, binutils, linux-image-5.8.0-40-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-40-generic
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.8/linux-modules-nvidia-460-5.8.0-40-generic_5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 24116524
MD5sum: 0307cd51f97d4343269b12ded9742130
SHA1: 641f914052cb06b0bdf901de2bbbf298c22fea16
SHA256: dcad238e2a7a733c93114f1832b23b0dc8ddc06b98e13b55ed757ee7f2844589
SHA512: 721541dc3c86be1ef63b36c25a6e41a2e2ac96bd4ddfa8c35a38c60a60cc94f20e497d146883c3358261253bd74478ad06995e9d120613d359fb3638440da491
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-40
Description-md5: 4f80b5b786fe7fe84bd1f1290b29da98