How To Install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge is:
Transitional package for upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04. Will be removed in 20.10.
Package: linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0.26.32 Priority: optional Section: oldlibs Source: linux-meta Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 17 Depends: linux-generic Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 1896 MD5sum: 6d4ef932e9c7e8eb6d1cd671f38d5a70 SHA1: 2c17678b22e4d835c3da39644334c26e99fe5b09 SHA256: 7d0c6794a9aad262daa2d6551704869e1cde25fe91e0f6a5499acf5248c97c64 Description-en: Complete generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package) Transitional package for upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04. Will be removed in 20.10.
There are three methods to install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge 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 linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge 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-generic-hwe-18.04-edge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
Install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
Install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge 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-generic-hwe-18.04-edge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
How To Uninstall linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
Uninstall linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
Remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge Configurations and Data
To remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
Remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-generic-hwe-18.04-edge package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.