How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic" package

Learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-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-470-5.15.0-79-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2+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-5.15.0-79-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-79-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.15.0-79-generic (= 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2+1), linux-objects-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic (= 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2+1), nvidia-kernel-common-470 (>= 470.199.02)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.15/linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-79-generic_5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2+1_amd64.deb
Size: 15236
MD5sum: 9e3fbae7b5829825e701b766bba630e1
SHA1: d27be784d7da261effd1163f95509fa8e4315a3a
SHA256: ae9b8910570d6c925678a774a9019674990c9f4ef2ea9b26e4c5016185b94b25
SHA512: b29f81ff234c31de9b34e23e0c4f0b16b6e53338b463972f4055ce06105084280888ddd76ec5ccd4288dee10f7b5d530904d40efe2e0614ee8a3143269072cbc
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.15.0-79
Description-md5: 8c0fc779c6492972da2a06a5ea86ea43