How To Install linux-headers-oem on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-oem on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-headers-oem
linux-headers-oem is:
Transitional package for upgrades from linux-oem to generic. Will be removed in 20.10.
Package: linux-headers-oem Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0.26.32 Priority: optional Section: kernel Source: linux-meta Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 17 Depends: linux-headers-generic Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-headers-oem_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 1876 MD5sum: bbcef0fb69b4884be3af13deff8990aa SHA1: bf5c360733d4465907e43c27030b619ada4f3623 SHA256: b48c6caa012a288467eab166b71864f884ad596d0411f0569181e21dddf9308d Description-en: Generic Linux kernel headers (dummy transitional package) Transitional package for upgrades from linux-oem to generic. Will be removed in 20.10.
There are three methods to install linux-headers-oem 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-oem
Install linux-headers-oem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-oem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-headers-oem
Install linux-headers-oem 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-oem
How To Uninstall linux-headers-oem on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-headers-oem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-oem
Uninstall linux-headers-oem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-headers-oem 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
Remove linux-headers-oem Configurations and Data
To remove linux-headers-oem configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-oem
Remove linux-headers-oem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-oem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-oem
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-oem package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.