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

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 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-image-generic-hwe-16.04" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 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-hwe-16.04 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04
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-image-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 1876
MD5sum: bb090bf6ab62de45f1a1757a015f970e
SHA1: 19473fe2b73d645a31fd22a5ea9bd6fe314ea800
SHA256: ea237122d795d18373de6e610c98c78fbe590960147d946a356c0deb78f65c81
SHA512: e9838734d97a7e59e2388f2f5525762f34ab9660df69e1e3691831480d7232a0c7540cf1d21f3196a4687b1c88466d26ee42dc054a4645f78d800efd5a9ed769
Description: Generic Linux kernel image (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0e78105e0358840c5a0e995da5eda0a8
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04
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-image-generic
Breaks: flash-kernel (<< 3.90ubuntu2), s390-tools (<< 2.3.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 1916
MD5sum: e02206b6046a4d1057172f84921e9b2d
SHA1: 11124b70d67978a8a63c5a857bfbc77ceb04957d
SHA256: 20404367c1df3911f3b988d281bb06be8c02b1450cdda74a29e6a9d5919dc54b
Description: Generic Linux kernel image (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0e78105e0358840c5a0e995da5eda0a8
Supported: 5y