How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5 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-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5 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-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5 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-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.5.0-1013.13+1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/oldlibs
Source: linux-restricted-modules-nvidia-6.5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia-6.5
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-nvidia-6.5/linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-6.5_6.5.0-1013.13+1_amd64.deb
Size: 14968
MD5sum: 16e74f0aabb47f36dd8d472193e834e7
SHA1: d72fd9cedb0a6d6939334a72c0662fcc48d6e7be
SHA256: 43c95a90bc56454f7042643dfd491ab3f53d94367b000509cef52d84f7c64a42
SHA512: 9f82107fcac311c060964b7ddfe8afb7b03898905431245faf43c4e3d5990b475c691642b7bac0a64e0552cc18b4711d80e4d7b0994537d8721d0eeb3f8d4776
Description: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for the nvidia flavour (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0a2df019de22ac2d498b6f90e553f057