How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia 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 "linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia 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 linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0-1040.40
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-nvidia
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24388
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-nvidia-headers-5.15.0-1040, libc6 (>= 2.34), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-nvidia/linux-headers-5.15.0-1040-nvidia_5.15.0-1040.40_amd64.deb
Size: 3436388
MD5sum: b54e379bdae0edb3b57cb9a342d781e9
SHA1: ebedb9d48050128fa96f92119395315b3a0e78ae
SHA256: 0ce07cc2aabd0943236cde15a063c0222f8dab87d41ac277930380f515fe75ee
SHA512: 602f62c84227e5879220341684176e83531fc536b161d438aefbd8225b1497de1b1d4e53af09db1206e9243106ddb9d062493b7f9715dccf17ee25ad683b5ed7
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.15.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: de4ff4241940f9b8f4275aac7b542ace