How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-modprobe Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "nvidia-modprobe" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install nvidia-modprobe on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nvidia-modprobe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-modprobe" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall nvidia-modprobe on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nvidia-modprobe
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nvidia-modprobe package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: nvidia-modprobe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 384.111-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 54
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nvidia-modprobe/nvidia-modprobe_384.111-2_amd64.deb
Size: 18344
MD5sum: 004862a51e8b3c3a9a9b6604a564b5f8
SHA1: 02b1087f238e1ce84763590b72dba3781e17b736
SHA256: c0f66e23eb71f00a6bb2a467bacbb6c94dd30dc071018411c3e532ab936d4c47
Homepage: https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-modprobe
Description: utility to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create device nodes
Description-md5: 681d2ef8dc157284d3ffc1ee5f3b75f7