How To Install libnvidia-cfg1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-cfg1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnvidia-cfg1-440
libnvidia-cfg1-440 is:
This is a transitional package for libnvidia-cfg1-450, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
Package: libnvidia-cfg1-440 Architecture: amd64 Version: 440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: restricted/libs Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 223 Provides: libnvidia-cfg1-any Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5) Conflicts: libnvidia-cfg1-any Replaces: libnvidia-cfg1-any Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/libnvidia-cfg1-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Size: 72032 MD5sum: 4b45248bdb5fbb2b771ef9e944dcacdd SHA1: b488d1cdd5817394e41eb1174e6cddc702062fc5 SHA256: 703404670bd599eb4cd22079ad1fc194dce4f2be9034b7a7e327f13a7a986683 Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library The NVIDIA binary driver provides optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES applications via a direct-rendering X Server for graphics cards using NVIDIA chip sets.
This package contains the libnvidia-cfg.so.1 runtime library.
There are three methods to install libnvidia-cfg1-440 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 libnvidia-cfg1-440 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-cfg1-440 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-cfg1-440
Install libnvidia-cfg1-440 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-cfg1-440 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnvidia-cfg1-440
Install libnvidia-cfg1-440 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 libnvidia-cfg1-440 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-cfg1-440
How To Uninstall libnvidia-cfg1-440 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnvidia-cfg1-440 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-cfg1-440
Uninstall libnvidia-cfg1-440 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnvidia-cfg1-440 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-cfg1-440
Remove libnvidia-cfg1-440 Configurations and Data
To remove libnvidia-cfg1-440 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-cfg1-440
Remove libnvidia-cfg1-440 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-cfg1-440 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-cfg1-440
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-cfg1-440 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.