How to Install and Uninstall linux-generic-hwe-20.04 Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "linux-generic-hwe-20.04" package

This is a short guide on how to install linux-generic-hwe-20.04 on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-generic-hwe-20.04" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-generic-hwe-20.04 on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-generic-hwe-20.04 package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: linux-generic-hwe-20.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0.100.97
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: linux-generic-hwe-22.04
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-generic-hwe-20.04_5.15.0.100.97_amd64.deb
Size: 2332
MD5sum: 2096950ee7d2c864c56b044b9320d830
SHA1: 70b5eac9b3d758b5032b1cd1ca3062136c709b74
SHA256: a0c622c70400331f408ed1ab779485f23a95e6271c01d7bf7d5e4b12b6f34a37
SHA512: c372a2b99b83b3def310c8831305682f7e028a20336f366038271d73bfce5e26cf21e441b0ccad21aea250f1099e42c839b246664f704b47654e832d0588700f
Description: Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0748436570dfc63897f68ebdb7ce8766

Package: linux-generic-hwe-20.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0.25.27
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19
Depends: linux-generic-hwe-22.04
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-generic-hwe-20.04_5.15.0.25.27_amd64.deb
Size: 1662
MD5sum: becbde0de37eff5c60c5ab78dbb0baad
SHA1: 191e5bb46300a8a291faaa581872b3e53c014ed6
SHA256: e66f0e7a3f520ca85f0a6e301bc87d826ae23c5544125acf1bcb919629f61dbe
SHA512: fb1a1f554d4290e10114558e9e91175c4bf1b67eecdfb9198e2779dfaeac5aae10814aa206eadfe7b7650468ac131eef02d245c3347663da60cd59d4f27f0b2d
Description: Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0748436570dfc63897f68ebdb7ce8766