How To Install libnvidia-common-455 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-common-455 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnvidia-common-455
libnvidia-common-455 is:
This is a transitional package for libnvidia-common-460, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
Package: libnvidia-common-455 Architecture: all Version: 455.45.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: multiverse/libs Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 35 Provides: libnvidia-common Breaks: libnvidia-gl-455 (« 390.25-0ubuntu2~) Replaces: libnvidia-common, libnvidia-gl-455 (« 390.25-0ubuntu2~) Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-455/libnvidia-common-455_455.45.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb Size: 9308 MD5sum: ffe25be9f42fd763ecdbc9e04be1685c SHA1: a452e885fe76658a607fefff25c7b3b095ffefd0 SHA256: 52c8adba801cf7b1f05fb5cf4d73fbe50cd9ae8a43d0032e123751bc88047047 SHA512: b1677fe6d5b378e6019ca508ecf2a1c67c8e59839cd38c1f2c76990fbff875bcd63c44fd1f205e9cfabbe17903a16714798bd32237676640bac12359aa514bb6 Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com Description-en: Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries This package provides a set of files that are required by the NVIDIA libraries.
There are three methods to install libnvidia-common-455 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-common-455 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-common-455 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-common-455
Install libnvidia-common-455 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-common-455 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnvidia-common-455
Install libnvidia-common-455 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-common-455 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-common-455
How To Uninstall libnvidia-common-455 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnvidia-common-455 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-common-455
Uninstall libnvidia-common-455 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnvidia-common-455 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-common-455
Remove libnvidia-common-455 Configurations and Data
To remove libnvidia-common-455 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-common-455
Remove libnvidia-common-455 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-common-455 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-common-455
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-common-455 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.