How To Install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-headers-4.15.0-143 is Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.15.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is linux-headers-4.15.0-143

linux-headers-4.15.0-143 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-4.15.0-143/debian.README.gz for details

There are three methods to install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 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-4.15.0-143 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-4.15.0-143 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-143

Install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-143

Install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 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-4.15.0-143 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-4.15.0-143

How To Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-143 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-headers-4.15.0-143 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.15.0-143

Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-143 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-143 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-4.15.0-143

Remove linux-headers-4.15.0-143 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-headers-4.15.0-143 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-4.15.0-143

Remove linux-headers-4.15.0-143 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-4.15.0-143 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-4.15.0-143

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.15.0-143 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.