How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-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-470-5.15.0-87-generic" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-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-470-5.15.0-87-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0-87.97~20.04.1
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-5.15.0-87-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-87-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.15.0-87-generic (= 5.15.0-87.97~20.04.1), linux-objects-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-generic (= 5.15.0-87.97~20.04.1), nvidia-kernel-common-470 (>= 470.199.02)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.15/linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.15.0-87-generic_5.15.0-87.97~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7156
MD5sum: a505c010d5fa3839f77eb9dff7030fe5
SHA1: df779cd92a34deab5857325dfde105d67a603528
SHA256: 33e3197c57fbb933fa9c0f3f09105429f803158603604684a26e5b0d0f90abf3
SHA512: 4127688acb9f5146b8bbdb86e9526c72665e16b9a243c6e8b6da0ae5084918fee9e68645878433b581ff17bc1e9710a4f8a9067aa47ce69cfce8a793a9f652cc
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.15.0-87
Description-md5: ae002de3fa170a697a3ccf6e417a25aa