How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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-470-nvidia package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0-1046.46+1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules-nvidia
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 26
Provides: nvidia-dkms-470 (= 470.239.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), nvidia-prebuilt-kernel
Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-1046-nvidia (= 5.15.0-1046.46+1), nvidia-kernel-common-470 (>= 470.239.06)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-nvidia/linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia_5.15.0-1046.46+1_amd64.deb
Size: 14170
MD5sum: 3f9f3f60318278a5e788f26a96246080
SHA1: b66935e51ade6780ccefb9d5de2692eee7681e11
SHA256: 6ac0bbf4076f2ec839a71168cf63763aef1d66810fcd20a03d3228e819722d03
SHA512: 76285b4e67b00945212bc5d0d7d990dedd0a8fc98a20f2c0e1b4710afef29815d5ec605c8a399c65861672789c58f9553ad863a82709696451c9f05148af9b79
Description: Extra drivers for nvidia-470 for the nvidia flavour
Description-md5: 8ebb5752d7144fec77343a620e43b552