How To Install linux-generic-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-generic-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-generic-hwe-18.04
linux-generic-hwe-18.04 is:
Transitional package for upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04. Will be removed in 20.10.
Package: linux-generic-hwe-18.04 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_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 1888 MD5sum: aab00720c4c1f46392553a637d9d7e52 SHA1: a7bfb974ef55f9235254d180eee1eacf3c8febd4 SHA256: 2974115e1d20f4e2662bbf14242fd3852c2b7bc7ef7b6fe3dd3676482f6635f9 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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-generic-hwe-18.04
Install linux-generic-hwe-18.04 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 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-generic-hwe-18.04
Install linux-generic-hwe-18.04 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-generic-hwe-18.04
How To Uninstall linux-generic-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-generic-hwe-18.04 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04
Uninstall linux-generic-hwe-18.04 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-generic-hwe-18.04 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
Remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04 Configurations and Data
To remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-generic-hwe-18.04
Remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-generic-hwe-18.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-generic-hwe-18.04
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-generic-hwe-18.04 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
