How To Install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-tools-4.15.0-74 is Linux kernel version specific tools for version 4.15.0-74

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is linux-tools-4.15.0-74

linux-tools-4.15.0-74 is:

This package provides the architecture dependant parts for kernel version locked tools (such as perf and x86_energy_perf_policy) for version 4.15.0-74 on 64 bit x86. You probably want to install linux-tools-4.15.0-74-.

There are three methods to install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 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-tools-4.15.0-74 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-tools-4.15.0-74 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-tools-4.15.0-74

Install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-tools-4.15.0-74

Install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 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-tools-4.15.0-74 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-tools-4.15.0-74

How To Uninstall linux-tools-4.15.0-74 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-tools-4.15.0-74 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-tools-4.15.0-74

Uninstall linux-tools-4.15.0-74 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-tools-4.15.0-74 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-tools-4.15.0-74

Remove linux-tools-4.15.0-74 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-tools-4.15.0-74 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-tools-4.15.0-74

Remove linux-tools-4.15.0-74 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-tools-4.15.0-74 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-tools-4.15.0-74

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-tools-4.15.0-74 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.