How To Install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia is:
Mir is a display server running on linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
This package depends on a full set of graphics drivers for Nvidia systems.
There are three methods to install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia 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 mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
Install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
Install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia 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 mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
How To Uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
Uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
Remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Configurations and Data
To remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
Remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
