How To Install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is linux-headers-4.15.0-140
linux-headers-4.15.0-140 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-4.15.0-140/debian.README.gz for details
There are three methods to install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 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-4.15.0-140 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-4.15.0-140 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-140
Install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-140
Install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 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-4.15.0-140 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-140
How To Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-140 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the linux-headers-4.15.0-140 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.15.0-140
Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-140 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-140 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-4.15.0-140
Remove linux-headers-4.15.0-140 Configurations and Data
To remove linux-headers-4.15.0-140 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-4.15.0-140
Remove linux-headers-4.15.0-140 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-4.15.0-140 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-4.15.0-140
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-140 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
