How To Install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 is:
Transitional package for upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04. Will be removed in 20.10.
Package: linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0.26.32 Priority: optional Section: oldlibs Source: linux-meta Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 17 Depends: linux-image-extra-virtual Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 1896 MD5sum: d0bc074d5e9ad1a488386c36d6c91af0 SHA1: 8d5968323d8c792d80d6d2b1bc7f41daaf2ae5ab SHA256: ccac34227b80a5a760d5a5e9940d714d657b0f4914c4d4ae939202a59504b1cf Description-en: Extra drivers for virtual Linux kernel image (dummy transitional package) Transitional package for upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04. Will be removed in 20.10.
There are three methods to install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 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-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
Install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
Install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 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-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
How To Uninstall linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
Uninstall linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
Remove linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 Configurations and Data
To remove linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
Remove linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
References
- linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 website
- linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.