How to Install and Uninstall linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge 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 "linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0.192.177
Priority: optional
Section: oldlibs
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 18
Depends: linux-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 1892
MD5sum: 2a6760f1b2548ce71ce24f13e91af88f
SHA1: 1b21c91247edc2f138e298613b8affc98587deb5
SHA256: d1977bf26bf7c760d13c7b2d1a8a6651424ea19d4e82244321a2fdc20775b504
SHA512: bee1096d08167cceed9c7e6f674bc49be831f85b0f6c28a6d656f770b6e0f25ff46cfaa54260d7e845f7ad2d7687501bc637bb00e8b4cd617b0bbdbc7934c550
Description: Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 94ed9af12bb0cc13458ae0ff6b0b561d
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0.20.23
Priority: optional
Section: oldlibs
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: linux-generic
Breaks: flash-kernel (<< 3.90ubuntu2), s390-tools (<< 2.3.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 1928
MD5sum: 44c7cc78ce435878665e12fc5b65a795
SHA1: 5c55ef891ad9cc152fe57cc3ad53d8e8ce592c37
SHA256: c6dadb21bb697cb85c269c9febe3bf66ee4b48323981ebf101d2d456ff854022
Description: Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 94ed9af12bb0cc13458ae0ff6b0b561d
Supported: 5y