How To Install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04. linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 is Virtual Linux kernel headers (dummy transitional package) Virtual Linux kernel headers (dummy transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 is:

Transitional package for upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04. Will be removed in 20.10.

Package: linux-headers-virtual-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-headers-virtual Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 1880 MD5sum: 323f2020f304f9a56de3708c20d2ec70 SHA1: 5d97369a99b25e3a50d7382a8fc27fb05175a724 SHA256: 2d018c51d16b2fa0022edb2bea522fa1b14d84ac8a05e52c7d4d9df90a6c60c5 Description-en: Virtual Linux kernel 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-headers-virtual-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-headers-virtual-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-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

Install linux-headers-virtual-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-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

Install linux-headers-virtual-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-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

How To Uninstall linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

Uninstall linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-headers-virtual-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-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

Remove linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

Remove linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-18.04 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.