How To Install nvidia-kernel-common-390 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-kernel-common-390 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is nvidia-kernel-common-390
nvidia-kernel-common-390 is:
This package installs all the optional accessory files for the NVIDIA kernel module.
Install this package if you want to blacklist any conflicting kernel modules, and if you want udev to load the the NVIDIA kernel modules, and to create the uvm devices automatically.
Package: nvidia-kernel-common-390 Architecture: amd64 Version: 390.132-0ubuntu2 Priority: optional Section: restricted/libs Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 42 Provides: nvidia-kernel-common Conflicts: nvidia-kernel-common Replaces: nvidia-dkms-390 (« 390.48-0ubuntu3~), nvidia-kernel-common Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/nvidia-kernel-common-390_390.132-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 10588 MD5sum: d6f09e7b50c4a0270f414b3f7a32ba1d SHA1: ecc985491c069eb4d981e9272c12e6cdbe3d2910 SHA256: 2d25db7336e0ba91054c6547ab9bc95e21e3c6255f3f200b823ee693a6416676 Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: Shared files used with the kernel module This package installs all the optional accessory files for the NVIDIA kernel module.
Install this package if you want to blacklist any conflicting kernel modules, and if you want udev to load the the NVIDIA kernel modules, and to create the uvm devices automatically.
There are three methods to install nvidia-kernel-common-390 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 nvidia-kernel-common-390 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-kernel-common-390 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-kernel-common-390
Install nvidia-kernel-common-390 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-kernel-common-390 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-kernel-common-390
Install nvidia-kernel-common-390 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-kernel-common-390 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-kernel-common-390
How To Uninstall nvidia-kernel-common-390 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the nvidia-kernel-common-390 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-kernel-common-390
Uninstall nvidia-kernel-common-390 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-kernel-common-390 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-kernel-common-390
Remove nvidia-kernel-common-390 Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-kernel-common-390 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-kernel-common-390
Remove nvidia-kernel-common-390 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-kernel-common-390 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-kernel-common-390
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-kernel-common-390 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
