How to Install and Uninstall linux-nvidia-6.5 Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "linux-nvidia-6.5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-nvidia-6.5 on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-nvidia-6.5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-nvidia-6.5" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-nvidia-6.5 on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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-nvidia-6.5 package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: linux-nvidia-6.5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.5.0.1013.16
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta-nvidia-6.5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 22
Provides: kernel-testing--linux-nvidia-6.5--full--nvidia, kernel-testing--linux-nvidia-6.5--full--preferred
Depends: linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (= 6.5.0.1013.16), linux-headers-nvidia-6.5 (= 6.5.0.1013.16)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta-nvidia-6.5/linux-nvidia-6.5_6.5.0.1013.16_amd64.deb
Size: 15568
MD5sum: 54d31f42fb3e55b039dbd70a5db3afe6
SHA1: 38eca9628e135978aefe736fe93feca0b8a361ad
SHA256: 7b9b471651f4342838cd7a7f109526be7f22fbcfe33729f36230b003925c3d17
SHA512: 3175b22002df34cbfa17392f4e63fb93a4537020f3a645812898c82adf6b8901588e3ec9dfb1110f38bdfdc62df5e7f1b798119468b08a3e488de85c8be8abce
Description: Complete Nvidia Linux kernel and headers
Description-md5: 883b350bab451b83661688ea10af7a45