How To Install rfkill on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rfkill on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rfkill
rfkill is:
rfkill is a simple tool for accessing the Linux rfkill device interface, which is used to enable and disable wireless networking devices, typically WLAN, Bluetooth and mobile broadband.
rfkill uses /dev/rfkill, which is present in Linux kernel 2.6.31 and later.
There are three methods to install rfkill 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 rfkill Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rfkill using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rfkill
Install rfkill Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rfkill using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rfkill
Install rfkill 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 rfkill using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rfkill
How To Uninstall rfkill on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rfkill package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rfkill
Uninstall rfkill And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rfkill and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rfkill
Remove rfkill Configurations and Data
To remove rfkill configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rfkill
Remove rfkill configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rfkill configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rfkill
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rfkill package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
