How To Install nvidia-kernel-common-440 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-kernel-common-440 on Ubuntu 18.04. nvidia-kernel-common-440 is Transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-450

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-kernel-common-440 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nvidia-kernel-common-440

nvidia-kernel-common-440 is:

This is a transitional package for nvidia-kernel-common-450, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete.

There are three methods to install nvidia-kernel-common-440 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-kernel-common-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 nvidia-kernel-common-440 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-kernel-common-440

Install nvidia-kernel-common-440 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-kernel-common-440 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nvidia-kernel-common-440

Install nvidia-kernel-common-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 nvidia-kernel-common-440 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-kernel-common-440

How To Uninstall nvidia-kernel-common-440 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the nvidia-kernel-common-440 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvidia-kernel-common-440

Uninstall nvidia-kernel-common-440 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nvidia-kernel-common-440 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-kernel-common-440

Remove nvidia-kernel-common-440 Configurations and Data

To remove nvidia-kernel-common-440 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-kernel-common-440

Remove nvidia-kernel-common-440 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nvidia-kernel-common-440 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-kernel-common-440

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-kernel-common-440 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.