How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-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-470-5.15.0-72-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/kernel
Source: linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.15
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 34
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-72-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.15.0-72-generic (= 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1), linux-objects-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic (= 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1), nvidia-kernel-common-470 (>= 470.182.03)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.15/linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-72-generic_5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7148
MD5sum: 37e675c748a0e27c0413ee6877c452d4
SHA1: 2c19e0aa87d21cacdc529548a0cb36dbe91a6fa0
SHA256: bf535b899fbd27333d0869bfae95986ffa4701995a642cabf3307f1bdc616128
SHA512: 668075f4041fd8931408f64a2fc15641606dbd1e65a41e57a847112641efd72a2402d22940a460b429aa4f137b24497a57bf0adbeabaf42303ac520b255575ef
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.15.0-72
Description-md5: a2364e0ebdbb684c039d8de8e32b8171