How To Install linux-headers-oem-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-oem-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-headers-oem-20.04
linux-headers-oem-20.04 is:
Transitional package for upgrades from 20.04 to 20.04b.
Package: linux-headers-oem-20.04 Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.6.0.1007.7 Priority: optional Section: kernel Source: linux-meta-oem-5.6 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 9 Provides: linux-headers-oem-5.6 Depends: linux-headers-5.6.0-1007-oem Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta-oem-5.6/linux-headers-oem-20.04_5.6.0.1007.7_amd64.deb Size: 2564 MD5sum: cc3d941440a7d998a0a85e4a53b846cb SHA1: d42007fbc04090fc124d82028da3bb1ef2502fb5 SHA256: d103f9f092545a795d07267d310c9e2dff1662fc0bc3a92c1a621e308e0ddf7e Description-en: OEM Linux kernel headers This package will always depend on the latest OEM kernel headers available.
There are three methods to install linux-headers-oem-20.04 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-headers-oem-20.04 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-headers-oem-20.04 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-oem-20.04
Install linux-headers-oem-20.04 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-oem-20.04 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-headers-oem-20.04
Install linux-headers-oem-20.04 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-headers-oem-20.04 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-oem-20.04
How To Uninstall linux-headers-oem-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-headers-oem-20.04 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-oem-20.04
Uninstall linux-headers-oem-20.04 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-headers-oem-20.04 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-headers-oem-20.04
Remove linux-headers-oem-20.04 Configurations and Data
To remove linux-headers-oem-20.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-oem-20.04
Remove linux-headers-oem-20.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-oem-20.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-oem-20.04
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-oem-20.04 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.