How To Install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 is:
This package will always depend on the latest minimal generic kernel image used for virtual instances.
Package: linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 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 Provides: virtualbox-guest-modules (= 6.1.6-dfsg-1), wireguard-modules (= 1.0.20200413-1), zfs-modules (= 0.8.3-1ubuntu12) Depends: linux-image-5.4.0-26-generic Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 2804 MD5sum: 79bae56a094b03023ae70fbfe23b3b70 SHA1: 25b510c86ab09b2ca7ab55529684c5506e747d76 SHA256: fd664e88ac54e2d90b031a3fe006345a719e57aa1d8b9f443514cfab6866c767 Description-en: Virtual Linux kernel image This package will always depend on the latest minimal generic kernel image used for virtual instances.
There are three methods to install linux-image-virtual-hwe-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-image-virtual-hwe-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-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
Install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
Install linux-image-virtual-hwe-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-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
How To Uninstall linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
Uninstall linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-image-virtual-hwe-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-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
Remove linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 Configurations and Data
To remove linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
Remove linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
