How to Install and Uninstall libnvidia-common-520 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: March 15,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libnvidia-common-520 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libnvidia-common-520" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libnvidia-common-520 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libnvidia-common-520" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libnvidia-common-520 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 libnvidia-common-520 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libnvidia-common-520
Architecture: all
Version: 525.147.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/libs
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-525
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 20
Depends: libnvidia-common-525
Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-525/libnvidia-common-520_525.147.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1_all.deb
Size: 7192
MD5sum: 67f2f5bad7800bb2e942585ab61a5256
SHA1: 21e3e7a22dbfc6331a8e6f4e3902a6a0c612e0e7
SHA256: b6a1195f4bedceb1c66cdecf859c538e000cf2cd991eb9cb8409e38d81afd1f9
SHA512: 7084f45ad8cf7e3958656ec12f32d8afcc7de49be82fa82240f016917d62cd7b25f2f346cb0dd427d6d52650809338dfa96e6dcaa7d1f4502dc26ebc0bf59738
Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com
Description: Transitional package for libnvidia-common-525
Description-md5: 9671f1c33685ef230fac20c051d65052