How To Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure is:
Transitional package for upgrades of -440 to -460.
Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0-1010.10 Priority: optional Section: restricted/kernel Source: linux-restricted-modules-azure 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-440-5.4.0-1010-azure (= 5.4.0-1010.10) Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-azure/linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure_5.4.0-1010.10_amd64.deb Size: 5424 MD5sum: 519dc433e7d7e2aeb0e18b76e0725ccc SHA1: 071b5fae1e9c03eb478ec5b620455ecd6e6b5cc7 SHA256: 47a373ef1ca246e20c3962bed7fdae6f96d3a8cb2382a619810e00f3883eadaa Description-en: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for azure Install extra signed nvidia-440 modules compatible with azure
There are three methods to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure 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-azure 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-azure using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure 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-azure using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure 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-azure using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
How To Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure 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-azure
Remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure Configurations and Data
To remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
Remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-440-azure package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
