How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-generic" package

Learn how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-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-390-5.8.0-59-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-59.66~20.04.1
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-5.8.0-59-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-59-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.8.0-59-generic (= 5.8.0-59.66~20.04.1), linux-objects-nvidia-390-5.8.0-59-generic (= 5.8.0-59.66~20.04.1), 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-390-5.8.0-59-generic_5.8.0-59.66~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7144
MD5sum: 2cf1c3522dad2a023fb3d7645df9f917
SHA1: bffce434109555cc7f1e73152819c03629eb5c3d
SHA256: 4b2624d0c161defd4d146d73a8b6cd73ad2c39e5f699e60fa91a97e7e40374bf
SHA512: d71eeed5c83510b910ddedc9ec120156c98a13a4394f4a04e66f2868ddac3b99b41974cbd4d94fc39c195e7b79d37ea445662f415a1011ae7a1510576f2b4d23
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-59
Description-md5: 0230fba7554dd9e8e379226df9aa3712