How To Install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge is:
This package will always depend on the latest generic kernel headers available.
There are three methods to install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-generic-hwe-20.04-edge 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-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
Install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
Install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge 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-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
How To Uninstall linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
Uninstall linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
Remove linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge Configurations and Data
To remove linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
Remove linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
References
- linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge website
- linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04-edge
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.