How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic 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-390-5.8.0-55-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-55.62~20.04.1
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-5.8.0-55-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-55-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.8.0-55-generic (= 5.8.0-55.62~20.04.1), linux-objects-nvidia-390-5.8.0-55-generic (= 5.8.0-55.62~20.04.1), 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-390-5.8.0-55-generic_5.8.0-55.62~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7140
MD5sum: 28f676fd6b515aa065179d4407b77db7
SHA1: 9eae6bf73352aac6801cc51f2baaaf83ab124000
SHA256: 3787bad5491eede85dce9afe579deabe4ebfa919ff0e044a3fb587eaea3d1d68
SHA512: f60dc6f4182d91fee3a2a1701160d8d961c5d3d035355489858844b3ac4e42ddde75b92577d5d07e96eeb7c93f4ae6f2eb9fd4923b5ec55e42e7a3bbe24cf394
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-55
Description-md5: f65a968c59d755da06aef379600e3445