How to Install and Uninstall hostapd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "hostapd" package

This tutorial shows how to install hostapd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall hostapd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.10-21
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: 2265
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)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-21_amd64.deb
Size: 1064634
MD5sum: 1f5317e9b22a9be09d6a9c6a15ae3363
SHA1: 7501e43901ba6819346ba6472d6508cae4c6113b
SHA256: 169780f9352d804cacd651f31ca5d70868c6f0ee5386925dbf5346f521d10987
SHA512: ced5d7bbf81d7dda475f963513639a457f43797156458b859761c19ce6e2124a49ea2477b98c53d7cedbe3dccdb03c1175c17d33d98dc8f78e04af5a782d5bcc
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814