How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic" package

This guide let you learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-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-470-5.8.0-63-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1
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-5.8.0-63-generic | linux-image-unsigned-5.8.0-63-generic, linux-signatures-nvidia-5.8.0-63-generic (= 5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1), linux-objects-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic (= 5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1), nvidia-kernel-common-470 (<= 470.57.02-1), nvidia-kernel-common-470 (>= 470.57.02)
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-hwe-5.8/linux-modules-nvidia-470-5.8.0-63-generic_5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 7144
MD5sum: 03a39bbce1798789a5c308434f1e6879
SHA1: 4461e657291ce7e3e60d01f14536c90ed1a8cfeb
SHA256: 0e364ae2de302c9d569ddb70b1f010dbebea542c8cdc92a511a3e41917186d06
SHA512: dc4a03a40f2e66217a4c6ded670d4e1bd921d2e2d8cf7680111c77b6efd8cd79199c34398aeaff4757c6a0bed708aa15f10d9949a88dbabd606c91635fff02c0
Description: Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.8.0-63
Description-md5: 04b5e85cccbc7b7cdf4270777c48d510