How To Install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x is Linux kernel buildinfo for version 4.15.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x`

linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x is:

This package contains the Linux kernel buildinfo for version 4.15.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP.

You likely do not want to install this package.

There are three methods to install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x 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-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

Install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

Install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x 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-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

How To Uninstall linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

Uninstall linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

Remove linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x Configurations and Data

To remove linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

Remove linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1010-dell300x package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.