How To Install nvidia-driver-495 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-driver-495 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nvidia-driver-495
nvidia-driver-495 is:
This is a transitional package for nvidia-driver-510, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install nvidia-driver-495 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nvidia-driver-495 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-driver-495 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-driver-495
Install nvidia-driver-495 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-driver-495 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-driver-495
Install nvidia-driver-495 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 nvidia-driver-495 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-driver-495
How To Uninstall nvidia-driver-495 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nvidia-driver-495 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-driver-495
Uninstall nvidia-driver-495 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-driver-495 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-driver-495
Remove nvidia-driver-495 Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-driver-495 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-driver-495
Remove nvidia-driver-495 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-driver-495 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-driver-495
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-driver-495 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
