How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle 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 linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-1037.38~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules-oracle-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, linux-image-5.8.0-1037-oracle | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-1037-oracle, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.8.0-1037-oracle (= 5.8.0-1037.38~20.04.1), linux-objects-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle (= 5.8.0-1037.38~20.04.1), nvidia-kernel-common-390 (<= 390.144-1), nvidia-kernel-common-390 (>= 390.144)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-oracle-5.8/linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-1037-oracle_5.8.0-1037.38~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7148
MD5sum: b493c2ea7e338de8d36e11c4ed4b68c6
SHA1: 6fd9e6587d1eb12a868fabdc3a384d91fa2412ba
SHA256: c41b25d5ca3165dc4d0367e78fbc2497a92a8d8e8c36ef1398085ba7b7c85243
SHA512: e3651f382c4e335f7c24ca2188c67b3636dba9023a661d6868cc0f1294df99b2cae247a1a7d9fc0683ca3a33ad91c2f4a05cf01dbf91395bcb4db52b7f7de45b
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-1037
Description-md5: 8accd915ea50556b2095bd6fe99bd966