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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "iw" package

Learn how to install iw on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall iw on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: iw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.16-1build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paride Legovini
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 298
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Recommends: wireless-regdb
Filename: pool/main/i/iw/iw_5.16-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 108402
MD5sum: 98fb944816eaa6a95b261ece2a500692
SHA1: 2c9a37aeae0609f5ad3c57ea61729b8925d0fda0
SHA256: a34817f9ec9e05ba375cd60588d6c44a4a1b780b0e1a3a615b00dbb71a667fba
SHA512: 5369e30246372b59ace2932e938c15cbaceeed1f72f7f443ef204d94b648e4aa56adbe8a097f3960b470a2f08c957b55218f8f24f32edc596d764f3b43478fa8
Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: f13d229ea124aa9f64880f0d4e9ba79f
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop