How to Install and Uninstall hwdata Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hwdata on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.290-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Noël Köthe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Depends: usbutils, pciutils
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.290-1ubuntu0.18.04.1_all.deb
Size: 22820
MD5sum: e1e59f1cd9f54105430c5b054ab5fc96
SHA1: b41a1a95c8b3337ba2b28bbf4d1a2f5d85a62336
SHA256: 6cff77602dc6975d91c175130b5807fc39decf6c7d123e55228b5d0184979ee8
SHA512: 3a5a155f7f310303cd8f1991a3338221abdeaffc289048df23754db4b3f7ce1c036f5568afc6061cba43b3c3e8b226006b6c534ead49142a13782d3e6b66f35e
Homepage: http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/hwdata.git
Description: hardware identification / configuration data
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Supported: 5y

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.290-1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Noël Köthe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Depends: usbutils, pciutils
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.290-1_all.deb
Size: 22680
MD5sum: 806b343bc00f135edfa1f1ec2a4fbee8
SHA1: d2f95c64a502835f6efa8867e9e71babc75529be
SHA256: 21dfed4d7cc9746931d29a534d07589a7cecc4bf186693c8e78f9771bc21bb08
Homepage: http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/hwdata.git
Description: hardware identification / configuration data
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Supported: 5y