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

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-edge on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-edge" package

Learn how to uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-edge 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-edge package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-edge
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2.0-1003.3~22.04.1+2
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/oldlibs
Source: linux-restricted-modules-nvidia-6.2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 26
Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-470-nvidia-edge
Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-nvidia-6.2/linux-modules-nvidia-440-nvidia-edge_6.2.0-1003.3~22.04.1+2_amd64.deb
Size: 14168
MD5sum: 87a643f7aea9b2f19f1d281402c58ed4
SHA1: e3aae46c82853efd2a8e42933c87478dae8c07f7
SHA256: b83ccc83cf8d5acad71b02644b083bfef88f66b1f5a4ff9601f9124300ebf347
SHA512: 27708f5fc0b06c6378e660d08bb9a4ffd48c4fca2f9e5a8949c4b8f72e601a6a4b668a5f3b3b9915f794ffec7d618611f77461377a6f29d7dfb6a6ca1aefcefd
Description: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for the nvidia flavour (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0a2df019de22ac2d498b6f90e553f057