How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-440-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-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-440-generic" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-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-440-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0-170.188+1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25
Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-470-generic
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules/linux-modules-nvidia-440-generic_5.4.0-170.188+1_amd64.deb
Size: 13436
MD5sum: b97318237735d29da68242ef04c09d04
SHA1: 29d2a7b1bfbe8cd90738e0f9ca6a8047bc5a0371
SHA256: f8b95485830e3a7dce1f0b4a5bfd592439e9543fd62e519e90d0b94a74fe4aa5
SHA512: 8800b03c7ae72da56dd07fd2afa460889fde930d6c3b0e16fa9b7ff6140889393d50f33bf31bea7b0bb64fa6f150334f12eed43bf4803253d6ed46778476b610
Description: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for the generic flavour (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 9f91785b8ab499b7a4aa1bf889eaebc8

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0-26.30+2
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Provides: nvidia-dkms-440 (= 440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu4)
Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-440-5.4.0-26-generic (= 5.4.0-26.30+2)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules/linux-modules-nvidia-440-generic_5.4.0-26.30+2_amd64.deb
Size: 5444
MD5sum: 391928b0f9565887065b026ef34edb9c
SHA1: 5c67b9299e31cb6ec3879e2bb7eb5f0b63a6782d
SHA256: 67d0325d24d5fe7be2e77a8319f86aef9f56c510a0d2a577d162953234ff17fd
Description: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for the generic flavour
Description-md5: 78b942484ce2047c36bdc8c0efe9f2f3