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I'm in the mood to break things.

Current system: 

Linux Kublai-1888 4.18.0-13-generic #14-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5 09:04:24 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I didn't even know 5 existed! Are there any benefits I should be aware about? I'm going to uninstall my graphics drivers beforehand since it'll probably break. Wish me luck! If you've got a way to reinstall pip2/pip3 with proper metadata + $PATH + so it's not broken I'd like that too.

Reference materials I will use:

Reinstalling CUDA, which I use to enhance my gfx performance

Info on different types of kernels

Kernel sources

Official docs on Nvidia headers and making sure you don't screw yourself

More of the above, but Github guy, so you can trust it more

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  • sudo apt-get autoremove --purge cuda worked. apt list --installed | grep cuda got the last bit. Now going for sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit gcc-6 and will return with some dope. – avisitoritseems Feb 01 '19 at 11:21
  • Even though I answered your question I voted along to close it as "too broad" as it stands now. If you rephrased your question to something like: "What can I do if I install Kernel 5 and it doesn't work" I will retract my vote. +1 though as it is a good question others will be interested in. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Feb 07 '19 at 01:02

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After installing a mainline Linux kernel such as version 5 you can still reboot and select the previous version.

At the Grub menu select Advanced Options. A sub menu appears showing all your previously installed kernels that have not been auto removed or manually removed.

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  • Interesting. sudo apt autoremove had removed those, if I recall. Doesn't really matter in the end unless I have issues with 5, correct? – avisitoritseems Feb 06 '19 at 13:38
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Everything went fine. It's always good to uninstall everything before upgrading.

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