How To Install libxnvctrl0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxnvctrl0
libxnvctrl0 is:
The NV-CONTROL X extension provides a mechanism for X clients to query and set configuration parameters of the NVIDIA X driver. State set by the NV-CONTROL X extension is assumed to be persistent only for the current server generation.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libxnvctrl0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxnvctrl0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxnvctrl0
Install libxnvctrl0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxnvctrl0
Install libxnvctrl0 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 libxnvctrl0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxnvctrl0
How To Uninstall libxnvctrl0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxnvctrl0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxnvctrl0
Uninstall libxnvctrl0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxnvctrl0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxnvctrl0
Remove libxnvctrl0 Configurations and Data
To remove libxnvctrl0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxnvctrl0
Remove libxnvctrl0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxnvctrl0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxnvctrl0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
