How to Install and Uninstall nouveau-firmware Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "nouveau-firmware" package

Learn how to install nouveau-firmware on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nouveau-firmware
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nouveau-firmware" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nouveau-firmware on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nouveau-firmware package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: nouveau-firmware
Architecture: all
Version: 20091212-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Christopher James Halse Rogers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 524
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nouveau-firmware/nouveau-firmware_20091212-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 84474
MD5sum: 16eb4dafaa5d7d208732a050931daee0
SHA1: a4b6d94937a7d68de80efc4ded032e41a7ec1278
SHA256: 625fb7020344a2be693007757e6136c06513c51dcd7aacec1232ee24dca5b2e6
SHA512: e3bfbfcb4076950bb8c6462d5204565333f9885a66162a933f023a9f152feda5dc8794e97193c0b8c2fc3b5875f5768538ffe50ad3ae9ae03f503bb1c48cee2d
Homepage: http://nouveau.freedesktop.org
Description-en: Firmware for nVidia graphics cards
Contains the firmware-like context programs for the
open-source nouveau nVidia drivers. These are required for
acceleration (both 2D and 3D) on nVidia cards of the nv40 generation
and above (GeForce6 and above).
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Although the nouveau drivers are now able to generate this firmware for
nv40 generation cards this package still contains the nvidia context programs
for debugging purposes.
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This package is temporary; the nouveau drivers will soon be able to
generate this data on the fly.
Description-md5: 0422b15056d913dbcb543511da67cbae