How To Install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-headers-4.15.0-135 is Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.15.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is linux-headers-4.15.0-135

linux-headers-4.15.0-135 is:

This package provides kernel header files for version 4.15.0, for sites that want the latest kernel headers. Please read /usr/share/doc/linux-headers-4.15.0-135/debian.README.gz for details

There are three methods to install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 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-headers-4.15.0-135 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-4.15.0-135 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-135

Install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-135

Install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 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-4.15.0-135 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-135

How To Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-135 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-headers-4.15.0-135 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.15.0-135

Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-135 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-135 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-headers-4.15.0-135

Remove linux-headers-4.15.0-135 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-headers-4.15.0-135 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-4.15.0-135

Remove linux-headers-4.15.0-135 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-4.15.0-135 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-4.15.0-135

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-135 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.