How To Install kubuntu-driver-manager on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kubuntu-driver-manager on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kubuntu-driver-manager
kubuntu-driver-manager is:
Driver Manager provides a user interface for configuring third-party drivers, such as the Nvidia and ATI fglrx X.org and various Wireless LAN kernel modules.
This package contains the KDE frontend.
There are three methods to install kubuntu-driver-manager 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 kubuntu-driver-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kubuntu-driver-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kubuntu-driver-manager
Install kubuntu-driver-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kubuntu-driver-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kubuntu-driver-manager
Install kubuntu-driver-manager 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 kubuntu-driver-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kubuntu-driver-manager
How To Uninstall kubuntu-driver-manager on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kubuntu-driver-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-driver-manager
Uninstall kubuntu-driver-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kubuntu-driver-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kubuntu-driver-manager
Remove kubuntu-driver-manager Configurations and Data
To remove kubuntu-driver-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kubuntu-driver-manager
Remove kubuntu-driver-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kubuntu-driver-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kubuntu-driver-manager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kubuntu-driver-manager package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
