How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-common Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "nvidia-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install nvidia-common on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nvidia-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall nvidia-common on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nvidia-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nvidia-common package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: nvidia-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.9.7.6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: ubuntu-drivers-common
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: ubuntu-drivers-common
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/nvidia-common_0.9.7.6_amd64.deb
Size: 1426
MD5sum: 0118aa1a6ea1015104b4a54af0601596
SHA1: e7b62d6fdce79403f40a6bb9bd51fdbc1b421e86
SHA256: c6a51b295546f98f3a1e5cb4240bfc95ffaf236e14f4bd2999df5ce81eaead3f
SHA512: 36164b1eea214d7ee74b3c09cb6c5b7dc055a7132ff485dce508c736aff1e67d394727d05769905b8b1ae26ee87139e4b397c14e93e662e884c7c872a3599ed1
Description: transitional package for ubuntu-drivers-common
Description-md5: f11494e618e154235d7240541a9fc755