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

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

Introduction

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

What is linux-modules-nvidia-440-gcp

linux-modules-nvidia-440-gcp is:

Transitional package for upgrades of -440 to -460.

Package: linux-modules-nvidia-440-gcp Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0-1009.9 Priority: optional Section: restricted/kernel Source: linux-restricted-modules-gcp 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-gcp (= 5.4.0-1009.9) Filename: pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules-gcp/linux-modules-nvidia-440-gcp_5.4.0-1009.9_amd64.deb Size: 5428 MD5sum: fd1cf00f8bea256fbebaa0a8d7520c7e SHA1: a6bb5fda2772facc4e14f1c07b9a2b8062c1e5c0 SHA256: df3a3f81639e290d7a39da9ea98ad7d734befd5b46fcb1d75b0db2c290d3fada Description-en: Extra drivers for nvidia-440 for the gcp flavour Install extra signed nvidia-440 modules compatible with the gcp flavour.

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

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

Install linux-modules-nvidia-440-gcp 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-gcp using apt by running the following command:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-440-gcp 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-gcp

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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