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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "nvidia-settings" package

Learn how to install nvidia-settings on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nvidia-settings on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: nvidia-settings
Architecture: amd64
Version: 470.57.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2995
Provides: nvidia-settings-binary
Depends: pkg-config, screen-resolution-extra (>= 0.18~), libvdpau1, libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0) | libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.33.14), libjansson4 (>= 2.3), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxnvctrl0, libxxf86vm1
Conflicts: nvidia-settings-binary
Replaces: nvidia-settings-binary
Filename: pool/main/n/nvidia-settings/nvidia-settings_470.57.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 885916
MD5sum: ea424a8df6d88e557a78772ba35af2aa
SHA1: b97d1a1cdd50293fbf39a2de14f17ac248f2f9c2
SHA256: e9c7c377edb57e89607d6c4ee0124480627af7c7096e29992b43a2e0362f6dfc
SHA512: 82ceb4d648a2d0b21400fe66ba3e83a088940589cb050c17ddd42217fe86f520d023eae684d1f437e384e85ea8e968594b38574986301fc6b548305f128cb1f8
Description: Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
Description-md5: 9bb7c34dc84550e6fff415c0eb0eda37

Package: nvidia-settings
Architecture: amd64
Version: 470.57.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2995
Provides: nvidia-settings-binary
Depends: pkg-config, screen-resolution-extra (>= 0.18~), libvdpau1, libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0) | libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.33.14), libjansson4 (>= 2.3), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxnvctrl0, libxxf86vm1
Conflicts: nvidia-settings-binary
Replaces: nvidia-settings-binary
Filename: pool/main/n/nvidia-settings/nvidia-settings_470.57.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 885752
MD5sum: 62cc5ce129bdfc07bbaf63508b062932
SHA1: 781d33a8b21dd34d0d7d0bcaaee0a090ea018769
SHA256: 2e89b0d31bdfdb4efe004c5680fd28e2ba73765f0fcdf94be6fa35fc49948559
SHA512: 48966dd7905aeb69edc500e68b39d937340550f56f69c58919de2fbad54b3200e7fb84f823142d131727d5d1e5aaf04027b2ccf18cd1a7401b8740bb52f377e7
Description: Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
Description-md5: 9bb7c34dc84550e6fff415c0eb0eda37

Package: nvidia-settings
Architecture: amd64
Version: 440.64-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3237
Provides: nvidia-settings-binary
Depends: pkg-config, screen-resolution-extra (>= 0.18~), libvdpau1, libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0) | libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libjansson4 (>= 2.3), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxnvctrl0, libxxf86vm1
Conflicts: nvidia-settings-binary
Replaces: nvidia-settings-binary
Filename: pool/main/n/nvidia-settings/nvidia-settings_440.64-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 963404
MD5sum: b3967f84b6ea1e7b2146eaa22944d62b
SHA1: c2a9578d04b3ae5c853b7594c7977b3a7675132a
SHA256: 6f17df4dd79f184f554c007db63f7f87cd09adb1dbe1e377329091f5ddba8a37
Description: Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
Description-md5: 9bb7c34dc84550e6fff415c0eb0eda37