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

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ubuntu-drivers-common 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 "ubuntu-drivers-common" package

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


    
        
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-drivers-common" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ubuntu-drivers-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-drivers-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ubuntu-drivers-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.6
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Provides: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.1), python3-apt, python3-xkit, python3-click, udev (>= 204-0ubuntu4~), pciutils, usbutils, kmod | module-init-tools
Suggests: python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat
Conflicts: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Breaks: nvidia-prime (<< 0.6)
Replaces: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/ubuntu-drivers-common_0.9.6.2~0.22.04.6_amd64.deb
Size: 58714
MD5sum: 2e8162bfaf58ab7d7fccdd4a4bbb1434
SHA1: 62483e173b58bdd4fbb3b43ecf55d3172053c35a
SHA256: 6e77fd6106686ea3a95febd67e74c3926917041d18fdf078bdb2a608b7504eab
SHA512: 69cf62fba0d9b30d065452d8cac10ba997e265fba273deb1073bc5a65603182cfc25013b00147c0fe23513af2db5dc742fc291a7f0c3e2ef11114e9b0d6d4995
Description: Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages
Description-md5: 7fe5e7304720f71b93031cc32f6fc6d2
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: ubuntu-drivers-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.9.6.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 286
Provides: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.1), python3-apt, python3-xkit, python3-click, udev (>= 204-0ubuntu4~), pciutils, usbutils, kmod | module-init-tools
Suggests: python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat
Conflicts: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Breaks: nvidia-prime (<< 0.6)
Replaces: jockey-common, jockey-gtk, jockey-kde, nvidia-common (<< 1:0.2.46)
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/ubuntu-drivers-common_0.9.6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 57738
MD5sum: 12113657109abf8807ae79dc462edf6e
SHA1: 908a04dccf9a725c2d2f3acfaec0c37ca995de9f
SHA256: d8d60445f6ea8d517acd997701f914e8b234097d924c7438f3a4a28beff9a24f
SHA512: 209138e671c967a31267f620385c49c0c7f5dda9b0b614d6bb7373193028aac288f0391d8b840dbcad6f0624f24b2296b34e9e0ba8adc54f9d900714e57c794a
Description: Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages
Description-md5: 7fe5e7304720f71b93031cc32f6fc6d2
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi