How to Install and Uninstall hostapd Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "hostapd" package

This tutorial shows how to install hostapd on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hostapd on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hostapd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hostapd package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.10-6ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2298
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), lsb-base
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 894736
MD5sum: f0b313cc0684e2cc8e4cd514e20d66ca
SHA1: 58314a34e64bf6c53a77d2df47b06cd5c492a593
SHA256: 2bbc4f2d52147a014c9ca2e46a0f91c54d35dc3b6fbd7c207fcb0f2418e3b97c
SHA512: 435e4de73bda3ea783f75a1caae9fde95c0f49c016b0cf5eb015fc81debbf35d8177a6cfd97aadd6683dc4256631c67a215feecc37338a976c8fc13aaf19c35a
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.10-6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2298
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), lsb-base
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-6_amd64.deb
Size: 894552
MD5sum: 53a9e45737d2417e9bb1e7f37bef104f
SHA1: d123b5c345d8052d646c5c71a95e1d55d4b0864d
SHA256: 113f22bff24cca57fb0b378f39099b4fd0c267c72a49f9e96630e8410681ffde
SHA512: 0b15cc3dff897046defd77d0905c343cb2da170d5d17eb9c88b18a1dd3f48ac193fcc2b478730102b9df457888741e796b22d211e90d84e8a1f202a10bdf14a3
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814