How to Install and Uninstall iw Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "iw" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install iw on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "iw" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall iw on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iw package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: iw
Version: 5.0.1-1
Installed-Size: 257
Maintainer: Paride Legovini
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: aircrack-ng (<< 1:1.0~rc2-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Recommends: crda
Breaks: aircrack-ng (<< 1:1.0~rc2-1)
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: 4c6223f7a0c9b6124876da23f91821d0
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
Tag: hardware::TODO, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::configuration, role::program, use::configuring
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/iw/iw_5.0.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 87856
MD5sum: 8736988df6e784cf4460899c7deb2783
SHA256: 0b5d3509b46e67b5080c7f73bd334090bd4546c47b6be9172bba1463cec5807e