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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "linux-image-generic" package

Please follow the guidance below to install linux-image-generic on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-image-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall linux-image-generic 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-image-generic package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: linux-image-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: wireguard-modules (= 1.0.20201112-1~18.04.1), zfs-modules (= 0.7.5-1ubuntu16.12)
Depends: linux-image-4.15.0-192-generic, linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-192-generic, linux-firmware, intel-microcode, amd64-microcode
Recommends: thermald
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-generic_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 2472
MD5sum: bd5f76bfb63a0605baea1e6d6cd8adcf
SHA1: 358023f8537eb1c02418db3f3a9c67564367adfe
SHA256: f8413bd48dcc49865e3ef1a2198eb28440f2845b3a7e8d99b7fd15ea4c4c2970
SHA512: 76356c0cfbefe97bcbb004d8b0c7ca90d83b9b619b47d032b4347bb4c0b4923595c886677cabfa79dc57504d1620a12f8e885ad04d36e8d1ca399599b8c5ad9d
Description: Generic Linux kernel image
Description-md5: 6d632579c673704f44b290b16e7dbfd1
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-image-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
Depends: linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic, linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic, linux-firmware
Recommends: thermald
Breaks: flash-kernel (<< 3.90ubuntu2), s390-tools (<< 2.3.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-generic_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 2660
MD5sum: 84dd81630a9da2752680777fa34ceff0
SHA1: c21195b64f6923e5a1dd87229fadbb147ebfabc4
SHA256: fe303561bea68675ad1b9c06e8957dbb901766ad374de86d09e82487ac8e1dd9
Description: Generic Linux kernel image
Description-md5: 6d632579c673704f44b290b16e7dbfd1
Supported: 5y