How To Install kernel-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kernel-common
kernel-common is:
This package provides the common elements that are useful for the package generated by kernel-package, but which may be installed on machines that kernel-package is not itself installed on, for instance, manual pages pertaining to the kernel image packages
It also contains example scripts that may be use when installed in /etc/kernel/*.d directories, to take action when the kernel image or header packages are installed.
There are three methods to install kernel-common 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 kernel-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kernel-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kernel-common
Install kernel-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kernel-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kernel-common
Install kernel-common 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 kernel-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kernel-common
How To Uninstall kernel-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kernel-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kernel-common
Uninstall kernel-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kernel-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kernel-common
Remove kernel-common Configurations and Data
To remove kernel-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kernel-common
Remove kernel-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kernel-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kernel-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
