How to Install and Uninstall wireless-tools Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "wireless-tools" package

Learn how to install wireless-tools on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall wireless-tools on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: wireless-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 30~pre9-16ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 297
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libiw30 (>= 30~pre1)
Filename: pool/main/w/wireless-tools/wireless-tools_30~pre9-16ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 109884
MD5sum: 22a8b180697ad71d98d46c3e079880af
SHA1: 9a1813ebea53d0668ec3561195ded3d7e6f708fa
SHA256: 9663d23b016d5780743f76063ee335cc1d1447c14e8459d21b89e856f6b1078f
SHA512: e2fbf02e306809857c1a44d937b5d251a4378158710d593e77b0490a49841fd6961e71f9ed0988fce06f2c3b6445da0f11b40fa2c62cc49223ea7e81eae7618f
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-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi