How to Install and Uninstall linux-cloud-tools-generic Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "linux-cloud-tools-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-cloud-tools-generic on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install linux-cloud-tools-generic

2. Uninstall "linux-cloud-tools-generic" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall linux-cloud-tools-generic on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):

$ sudo apt remove linux-cloud-tools-generic $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the linux-cloud-tools-generic package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: linux-cloud-tools-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0.192.177
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 18
Provides: linux-cloud-tools
Depends: linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-192-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-cloud-tools-generic_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 2388
MD5sum: 0c0e6e7988f8a9f77b17ae95365f2a5b
SHA1: 0459bdd605055c96d3e5c61284a6149c0561fb90
SHA256: 4f6a6280bba0b71d0c3056191e2c322d2850a6af02ba6225cc40068e362d7f63
SHA512: 2b7ea12c66d802f67f674e990aefb5065f8a15bcd061310516d75c2286938bc5fa52f66cf541d240c321081404bcc60f45c19fee5dd3dfab94ad06877818c830
Description: Generic Linux kernel cloud tools
Description-md5: 5c22a6fda8e688ed1a83b6cd5236f5e8
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-cloud-tools-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0.20.23
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Provides: linux-cloud-tools
Depends: linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-20-generic
Breaks: flash-kernel (<< 3.90ubuntu2), s390-tools (<< 2.3.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-cloud-tools-generic_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 2656
MD5sum: 38d4b190b8530e8bc989fbd9f12168c7
SHA1: 16681a8d9b35912eb95f3f2f2f0ae8353ff898df
SHA256: 44ba3a96f64251a68c39fe9ec132570ca14e93ad693128843c270c43ef5aa541
Description: Generic Linux kernel cloud tools
Description-md5: 5c22a6fda8e688ed1a83b6cd5236f5e8
Supported: 5y