How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic" package

This is a short guide on how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic

2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic" package

Learn how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-50.56~20.04.1+1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 32
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, linux-image-5.8.0-50-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-50-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.8.0-50-generic (= 5.8.0-50.56~20.04.1+1), linux-objects-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic (= 5.8.0-50.56~20.04.1+1), nvidia-kernel-common-390 (<= 390.143-1), nvidia-kernel-common-390 (>= 390.143)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.8/linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic_5.8.0-50.56~20.04.1+1_amd64.deb
Size: 7136
MD5sum: 539a0722566aae833b8450c2e4e38eb6
SHA1: 1f1123227e7f14b18eb026efda608ebcbdef7717
SHA256: 2f748726717230cff732129e15051410ca65c9de62add46f457fbb486f55f99c
SHA512: 57bbbe7730441eccbe11ab8f7af168da766e4df7e5af4a95562e18e1c03148dae576ec21cfce332c137764c934da751ad220f9376e03f2bd4e7355e4716b6519
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-50
Description-md5: 5d9a67ca8545403fdfe12181aec2d2cf