How to Install and Uninstall wireless-tools Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "wireless-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to install wireless-tools on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireless-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireless-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall wireless-tools on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wireless-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wireless-tools package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: wireless-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 30~pre9-13.1ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guus Sliepen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 300
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libiw30 (>= 30~pre1)
Filename: pool/main/w/wireless-tools/wireless-tools_30~pre9-13.1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 109766
MD5sum: 51f1590b93d844f2c74b5e5f98f3bef4
SHA1: 991bde5cdce776618d9182cdc4d977cb7fb62e62
SHA256: 095c7b2e49b4b3aef148ea026626ff922be15215b65d32a9f489e100d4d3fd09
SHA512: f650985980cf4a879d021870eb76cfaae6e2fe0bcadcb6d362a3cad719495da8c8009dc4825e962e0a7e50d2c7bd8cb4d1c98ff75f80f0af10a80a30a6e2dc83
Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
Description: Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions
Description-md5: 34c7dc532552aa22b7a3e5860d0000e7
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi