How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-drivers-common Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-drivers-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ubuntu-drivers-common on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-drivers-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ubuntu-drivers-common on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-drivers-common package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: ubuntu-drivers-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.6
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Provides: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.1), python3-apt, python3-xkit, python3-click, udev (>= 204-0ubuntu4~), pciutils, usbutils, kmod | module-init-tools
Suggests: python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat
Conflicts: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Breaks: nvidia-prime (<< 0.6)
Replaces: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/ubuntu-drivers-common_0.9.6.2~0.22.04.6_amd64.deb
Size: 58714
MD5sum: 2e8162bfaf58ab7d7fccdd4a4bbb1434
SHA1: 62483e173b58bdd4fbb3b43ecf55d3172053c35a
SHA256: 6e77fd6106686ea3a95febd67e74c3926917041d18fdf078bdb2a608b7504eab
SHA512: 69cf62fba0d9b30d065452d8cac10ba997e265fba273deb1073bc5a65603182cfc25013b00147c0fe23513af2db5dc742fc291a7f0c3e2ef11114e9b0d6d4995
Description: Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages
Description-md5: 7fe5e7304720f71b93031cc32f6fc6d2
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: ubuntu-drivers-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.9.6.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 286
Provides: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.1), python3-apt, python3-xkit, python3-click, udev (>= 204-0ubuntu4~), pciutils, usbutils, kmod | module-init-tools
Suggests: python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat
Conflicts: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Breaks: nvidia-prime (<< 0.6)
Replaces: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/ubuntu-drivers-common_0.9.6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 57738
MD5sum: 12113657109abf8807ae79dc462edf6e
SHA1: 908a04dccf9a725c2d2f3acfaec0c37ca995de9f
SHA256: d8d60445f6ea8d517acd997701f914e8b234097d924c7438f3a4a28beff9a24f
SHA512: 209138e671c967a31267f620385c49c0c7f5dda9b0b614d6bb7373193028aac288f0391d8b840dbcad6f0624f24b2296b34e9e0ba8adc54f9d900714e57c794a
Description: Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages
Description-md5: 7fe5e7304720f71b93031cc32f6fc6d2
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi