How To Install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server is:
This is a transitional package for xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
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 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
Install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
Install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server 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 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
Remove xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
Remove xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
References
- xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server website
- xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.