How To Install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge on Ubuntu 18.04

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge is:

Transitional package for upgrades from 16.04 to 18.04 (Xenial to Bionic)

There are three methods to install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge 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-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-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-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

Install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

Install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-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-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

How To Uninstall linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

Uninstall linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

Remove linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge Configurations and Data

To remove linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

Remove linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

References

• linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge website
• linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.