How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-drivers-common Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-drivers-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ubuntu-drivers-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ubuntu-drivers-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 ubuntu-drivers-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ubuntu-drivers-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.8.6.3~0.18.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 264
Provides: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.2-1), python3-apt, python3-xkit, python3-click, udev (>= 204-0ubuntu4~), pciutils, usbutils, alsa-utils, 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_0.8.6.3~0.18.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 52592
MD5sum: 02c582d5d59a31f5a0aa7e6e0905b8cc
SHA1: b2515e3b2ffa9bff7a04ea8ea3ff0f60e70a4164
SHA256: 8751fdc94ac4fc4d994c747ae0f4c47d6ccf1bb814fd8ab9d95a41f4d7d62bda
SHA512: deb4bb2abf42e52a5dd1c74f054e472739f7a2acb4931f3889569203b3a5c7126ed99f529d235e02fc99de09c6616a4c4bde60ec10d092aa557386d6bfbc2ec6
Description: Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages
Description-md5: 7fe5e7304720f71b93031cc32f6fc6d2
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: ubuntu-drivers-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.5.2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 201
Provides: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libpciaccess0 (>= 0.10.7), pciutils, python3-apt, python3-xkit, udev (>= 204-0ubuntu4~), usbutils, alsa-utils, 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_0.5.2_amd64.deb
Size: 38816
MD5sum: 016fff7159c7a081f86b86b5a8c98b16
SHA1: 7c718c373bfef1fbb45712b963bc0990ae9ee946
SHA256: 39696493426ca805944e845ccd3bf3ab8bb57857c22ecdbd31c0d124582bd3dd
Description: Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages
Description-md5: 7fe5e7304720f71b93031cc32f6fc6d2
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y