How to Install and Uninstall libnvidia-ml-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libnvidia-ml-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libnvidia-ml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libnvidia-ml-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libnvidia-ml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 libnvidia-ml-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libnvidia-ml-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.1.243-3
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/libdevel
Source: nvidia-cuda-toolkit
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 415
Depends: libnvidia-ml1 (>= 418.39) | libnvidia-tesla-440-ml1 (>= 418.39) | libnvidia-tesla-418-ml1 (>= 418.39) | libnvidia-ml.so.1 (>= 418.39)
Breaks: nvidia-cuda-dev (<< 10.1.168-4~)
Replaces: nvidia-cuda-dev (<< 10.1.168-4~)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nvidia-cuda-toolkit/libnvidia-ml-dev_10.1.243-3_amd64.deb
Size: 58092
MD5sum: d14656a6fa1a4da75cae43df48007ca5
SHA1: 58bb64cab748b41198e61ac14fd80d25144f67b7
SHA256: f2d6455737bd0d4c29a8a09302ccd3f6dd5e7ef840965313bbd2645bb11f0f1b
Homepage: https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-management-library-NVML
Description: NVIDIA Management Library (NVML) development files
Description-md5: 1a3cdb21304c933ce9becbb20eb9aa0f