How To Install nvidia-331-uvm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-331-uvm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nvidia-331-uvm
nvidia-331-uvm is:
This is a transitional package for nvidia-340, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.
There are three methods to install nvidia-331-uvm 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 nvidia-331-uvm 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-331-uvm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-331-uvm
Install nvidia-331-uvm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-331-uvm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-331-uvm
Install nvidia-331-uvm 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-331-uvm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-331-uvm
How To Uninstall nvidia-331-uvm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nvidia-331-uvm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-331-uvm
Uninstall nvidia-331-uvm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-331-uvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-331-uvm
Remove nvidia-331-uvm Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-331-uvm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-331-uvm
Remove nvidia-331-uvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-331-uvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-331-uvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-331-uvm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
