How To Install libnvidia-cfg1-435 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-cfg1-435 on Ubuntu 20.04. libnvidia-cfg1-435 is Transitional package for libnvidia-cfg1-455 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-cfg1-435 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libnvidia-cfg1-435

libnvidia-cfg1-435 is:

This is a transitional package for libnvidia-cfg1-455, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.

Package: libnvidia-cfg1-435 Architecture: amd64 Version: 435.21-0ubuntu7 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: restricted/libs Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-435 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 216 Provides: libnvidia-cfg1-any Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5) Conflicts: libnvidia-cfg1-any Replaces: libnvidia-cfg1-any Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-435/libnvidia-cfg1-435_435.21-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb Size: 69696 MD5sum: dbc9e37e590fdcd03152ba5638934740 SHA1: d1fde2fe9bb124a386752a32101ea4a42336a854 SHA256: 636f7b361aa20129a1a23660da137aed73a1c9bdb574131eeb79d84fb9eb1050 Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library The NVIDIA binary driver provides optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES applications via a direct-rendering X Server for graphics cards using NVIDIA chip sets.

This package contains the libnvidia-cfg.so.1 runtime library.

There are three methods to install libnvidia-cfg1-435 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnvidia-cfg1-435 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-cfg1-435 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-cfg1-435

Install libnvidia-cfg1-435 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-cfg1-435 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnvidia-cfg1-435

Install libnvidia-cfg1-435 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-cfg1-435 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-cfg1-435

How To Uninstall libnvidia-cfg1-435 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libnvidia-cfg1-435 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-cfg1-435

Uninstall libnvidia-cfg1-435 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvidia-cfg1-435 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-cfg1-435

Remove libnvidia-cfg1-435 Configurations and Data

To remove libnvidia-cfg1-435 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-cfg1-435

Remove libnvidia-cfg1-435 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-cfg1-435 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-cfg1-435

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-cfg1-435 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.