How To Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws on Ubuntu 20.04. linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws is Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for the aws flavour (dummy transitional package) Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for aws

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws is:

Transitional package for upgrades of -440 to -460.

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0-1009.9 Priority: optional Section: restricted/kernel Source: linux-restricted-modules-aws Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Canonical Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 19 Provides: nvidia-dkms-440 (= 440.64-0ubuntu3) Depends: linux-modules-nvidia-440-5.4.0-1009-aws (= 5.4.0-1009.9) Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-aws/linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws_5.4.0-1009.9_amd64.deb Size: 5428 MD5sum: 848f842f88c6bca7ee1c7fb5006dae68 SHA1: 16804206360a589242a16fa71477fff70fa6eb1c SHA256: e24f7b371fa4a3b34b9e46b682b7031d71cf666ec31c197704c1d1c552ff2c5c Description-en: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for aws Install extra signed nvidia-440 modules compatible with aws

There are three methods to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws 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-440-aws 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-440-aws using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws 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-440-aws using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

How To Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws 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-440-aws

Remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws Configurations and Data

To remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

Remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-modules-nvidia-440-aws

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Summary

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