How To Install libnvidia-common-440 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-common-440 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnvidia-common-440
libnvidia-common-440 is:
This is a transitional package for libnvidia-common-450, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
Package: libnvidia-common-440 Architecture: all Version: 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: restricted/libs Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 36 Provides: libnvidia-common Breaks: libnvidia-gl-440 (« 390.25-0ubuntu2~) Replaces: libnvidia-common, libnvidia-gl-440 (« 390.25-0ubuntu2~) Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/libnvidia-common-440_440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb Size: 10404 MD5sum: 9e3403e576de340a4bcceee29c707311 SHA1: aae249c33c7363e29a7bc111236b178584853a60 SHA256: bfafb7ddf15b14314c309994ec6c3972af482365fdd4adbd5bc1a332f71b15f2 SHA512: ab0a45c687b37ea73a94433d12fa80cc706c5d254f8d289804130f660121b3c1dd548805f1d2a17bc60c3c569746b9dc16fdafd1f3ba9365cfa3ce097777243e Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries This package provides a set of files that are required by the NVIDIA libraries.
Package: libnvidia-common-440 Architecture: all Version: 440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: restricted/libs Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 36 Provides: libnvidia-common Breaks: libnvidia-gl-440 (« 390.25-0ubuntu2~) Replaces: libnvidia-common, libnvidia-gl-440 (« 390.25-0ubuntu2~) Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/libnvidia-common-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_all.deb Size: 10592 MD5sum: b07d8b2d7a0b53f19b9154772c531596 SHA1: d6a2714e10dde5b08e0adf310a0cf071891d86b1 SHA256: 71ad51dde9fd6068b238733158420398659560a19aad76e0aea4f6bd097256b2 Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries This package provides a set of files that are required by the NVIDIA libraries.
There are three methods to install libnvidia-common-440 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-common-440 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-common-440 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-common-440
Install libnvidia-common-440 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-common-440 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnvidia-common-440
Install libnvidia-common-440 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-common-440 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-common-440
How To Uninstall libnvidia-common-440 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnvidia-common-440 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-common-440
Uninstall libnvidia-common-440 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnvidia-common-440 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-common-440
Remove libnvidia-common-440 Configurations and Data
To remove libnvidia-common-440 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-common-440
Remove libnvidia-common-440 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-common-440 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-common-440
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-common-440 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
