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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

This is a short guide on how to install hwdata on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hwdata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hwdata package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.379-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pino Toscano
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.379-1_all.deb
Size: 29110
MD5sum: dff11446ee033d00c6ad957081a39166
SHA1: e3ecf2a61bfce1bcbdbda7ccf7e068a36b8211b7
SHA256: ff3b05dc5ca0d10b50683838e1fc6d355867b76664eb2890c6ee1a55522b06c9
SHA512: 9249364e60b777aeca083abddc968455e508982e66cc7a19044850cca17114008296c815fa6d3d8cbca8e09e323a7f5d8efa8bda384ce400370e709be1d30ac1
Homepage: https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
Description: hardware identification / configuration data
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Task: kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi