How To Install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle is Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.3.0-1024

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle`

linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle is:

This package contains the Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 5.3.0-1024.

You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the
one of the linux-modules-nvidia-390-oracle* meta-packages,
which will ensure that upgrades work correctly, and that supporting packages are
also installed.

There are three methods to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle 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 linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

Install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

Install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle 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 linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

How To Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

Uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

Remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle Configurations and Data

To remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

Remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-1024-oracle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.