How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-545-nvidia-6.5 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-545-nvidia-6.5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-modules-nvidia-545-nvidia-6.5 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-545-nvidia-6.5" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-545-nvidia-6.5 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-545-nvidia-6.5 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-545-nvidia-6.5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.5.0-1013.13+2
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules-nvidia-6.5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Provides: nvidia-dkms-545 (= 545.29.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.2), nvidia-prebuilt-kernel
Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-545-6.5.0-1013-nvidia (= 6.5.0-1013.13+2), nvidia-kernel-common-545 (>= 545.29.06)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-nvidia-6.5/linux-modules-nvidia-545-nvidia-6.5_6.5.0-1013.13+2_amd64.deb
Size: 15076
MD5sum: 7a37f3180518723014c684996bf27562
SHA1: 901360d06ef5e3c7465c321a5becef5a4ef7fc87
SHA256: 6e66f86ac35863f55b00a84c9aba13e2768a9a42387093ebab234082f86c9d24
SHA512: c21953f826cde5ae086cb72345440525c1a1dc3612ddc37e67e3e34fe76ee232736d897e8534af69c26ffbe6efe337c51a643d0d57f91bbf73b16e0b65adffeb
Description: Extra drivers for nvidia-545 for the nvidia-6.5 flavour
Description-md5: 2fba0adb8ee050642288fa175215d338