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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "iw" package

Please follow the guidance below to install iw on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall iw on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: iw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.19-1
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: 306
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_5.19-1_amd64.deb
Size: 108818
MD5sum: 2fbc8be38bd721db2ffbdf6de7adfd99
SHA1: 5048f0f83687e4b3a2c8ef8215e9a229f5689885
SHA256: dbf9d9419232af9c164f1514428e6bbc9eaeeaf5570831696f1271e998979402
SHA512: 51f59972a0c7e53ee6deab34934056441254f1dcd6ed8533b2210307cf094f10b568b1c00c354d90fd9e00122eb7d37180d18b92ae245645ebd0e609765cafdb
Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: 21909f27b1c1b1fb5d8996e633b8332c
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop