How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-modprobe Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "nvidia-modprobe" package

Please follow the steps below to install nvidia-modprobe on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nvidia-modprobe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-modprobe" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall nvidia-modprobe on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nvidia-modprobe
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nvidia-modprobe package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: nvidia-modprobe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 465.24.02-1~ubuntu20.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 66
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nvidia-modprobe/nvidia-modprobe_465.24.02-1~ubuntu20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 19276
MD5sum: 0e5424d7e63595f983cf2e36891bb86d
SHA1: 75fb9ac199f882c6e54b07e0b8f8787869d32932
SHA256: d8c296832f78f0a233b9d9f3069b510396ebf9ecbbea5d38098881e72c0ccbd6
SHA512: 77d9cd4c4950e155e1b0105e5426ec3967291b943d910d5ab13013e95182ef3bff1b86636b0d42dca8470b09891cf2d136bc854876512d742986f36fbed69088
Homepage: https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-modprobe
Description: utility to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create device nodes
Description-md5: 681d2ef8dc157284d3ffc1ee5f3b75f7

Package: nvidia-modprobe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 440.44-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 58
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nvidia-modprobe/nvidia-modprobe_440.44-1_amd64.deb
Size: 17852
MD5sum: f11223e8803003f97acf80e7708a9f87
SHA1: e9938f2ab640cbe2a1a6f6b49d6667257ad845ca
SHA256: c619781466f9683b5212039de33cbcbc9d9285d3b04398de3b298fc423ecf56a
Homepage: https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-modprobe
Description: utility to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create device nodes
Description-md5: 681d2ef8dc157284d3ffc1ee5f3b75f7