How To Install libnvidia-fbc1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-fbc1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04. libnvidia-fbc1-440 is Transitional package for libnvidia-fbc1-450 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-fbc1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libnvidia-fbc1-440

libnvidia-fbc1-440 is:

This is a transitional package for libnvidia-fbc1-450, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.

Package: libnvidia-fbc1-440 Architecture: amd64 Version: 440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6 Multi-Arch: same 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: 159 Provides: libnvidia-fbc1 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libgl1, libx11-6, libxext6 Conflicts: libnvidia-fbc1 Replaces: libnvidia-fbc1 Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/libnvidia-fbc1-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Size: 49576 MD5sum: 6a5fc73b8ce11486140eb66f251186e1 SHA1: 3a5b604804f4386a84bbd520b6c24757af29d619 SHA256: dfb5cb576f88a77680523472c35ce5c5ac875791794109651019ee6b733c8df9 Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library The NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture (NvFBCOpenGL) library provides a high performance, low latency interface to capture and optionally encode an OpenGL framebuffer. NvFBCOpenGL is a private API that is only available to approved partners for use in remote graphics scenarios.

This package contains the NvFBCOpenGL runtime library.

There are three methods to install libnvidia-fbc1-440 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-fbc1-440 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-fbc1-440 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-fbc1-440

Install libnvidia-fbc1-440 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-fbc1-440 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnvidia-fbc1-440

Install libnvidia-fbc1-440 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-fbc1-440 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-fbc1-440

How To Uninstall libnvidia-fbc1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libnvidia-fbc1-440 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-fbc1-440

Uninstall libnvidia-fbc1-440 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvidia-fbc1-440 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-fbc1-440

Remove libnvidia-fbc1-440 Configurations and Data

To remove libnvidia-fbc1-440 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-fbc1-440

Remove libnvidia-fbc1-440 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-fbc1-440 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-fbc1-440

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-fbc1-440 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.