How To Install linux-oem on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-oem on Ubuntu 20.04. linux-oem is Depends on the generic kernel image and headers (dummy transitional packages) Depends on the generic kernel image and headers (dummy transitional packages)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-oem on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is linux-oem

linux-oem is:

Transitional package for upgrades from linux-oem to generic. Will be removed in 20.10.

Package: linux-oem Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.4.0.26.32 Priority: optional Section: kernel Source: linux-meta Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 17 Depends: linux-generic Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-oem_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb Size: 1876 MD5sum: 697f7411fa3ad63f16d58491bca81191 SHA1: 3ac6dcfde646a044657b48ecaacaa1c6d04e5730 SHA256: 604309d61e4fd96164cfbf39ba5cf61836811038b43ae811b9ed83436ed9af90 Description-en: Depends on the generic kernel image and headers (dummy transitional packages) Transitional package for upgrades from linux-oem to generic. Will be removed in 20.10.

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

sudo apt-get -y install linux-oem

Install linux-oem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install linux-oem

Install linux-oem 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-oem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-oem

How To Uninstall linux-oem on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the linux-oem package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-oem

Uninstall linux-oem And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-oem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-oem

Remove linux-oem Configurations and Data

To remove linux-oem configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-oem

Remove linux-oem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-oem

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-oem package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.