How To Install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04. linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 is Extra drivers for nvidia-390 for the generic-hwe-20.04 flavour Extra drivers for nvidia-390 for the generic flavour

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 is:

Install extra signed nvidia-390 modules compatible with the generic-hwe-20.04 flavour.

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0-26.30+2 Priority: optional Section: restricted/kernel Source: linux-restricted-modules Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 21 Provides: nvidia-dkms-390 (= 390.132-0ubuntu2) Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.4.0-26-generic (= 5.4.0-26.30+2) Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules/linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04_5.4.0-26.30+2_amd64.deb Size: 5456 MD5sum: 6c8cbe269f4866d0c0e5bf485001e54d SHA1: 6d5d83a997590c3fa1e0eae852c15beb39bd9a42 SHA256: b04de67d2d151f0568b1db24880c897c1e23a346f3ed457fd4547c323973dc4e Description-en: Extra drivers for nvidia-390 for the generic flavour Install extra signed nvidia-390 modules compatible with the generic flavour.

There are three methods to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 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 linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

Install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

Install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 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 linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

How To Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

Remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

Remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.