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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "iw" package

This tutorial shows how to install iw on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iw on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: iw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.14-0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 219
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Recommends: crda
Breaks: aircrack-ng (<< 1:1.0~rc2-1)
Replaces: aircrack-ng (<< 1:1.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/main/i/iw/iw_4.14-0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 75396
MD5sum: 67845b62b0e352cd14555bfd7af8efd8
SHA1: 58e22c34df3f1ae3e487370f830776cb42eaac59
SHA256: 1dc183cf940369f9a8263312a7e71cc9603dc9ad14c196002c02ab681493c39d
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: 4c6223f7a0c9b6124876da23f91821d0
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y