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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

This is a short guide on how to install linux-image-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-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-image-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-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: linux-image-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-image-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 1884
MD5sum: a045034c3b2de81fe1e80056597fce23
SHA1: d0a4f2e82a3db515fbdad19ea96dc9dcda73fa7e
SHA256: 9b4b857592956e72163d1f4fa995fa7addf91947b3435da4342d30141cbb0550
SHA512: 2e41c9ba68e8f7b8c9cdcb1cf0e6588c183622bbe0bea3ed9a168391c6e8a3b5d7c8007149d5e85bcad824f2664e4ac3045eb3e2c8a3c0f3edfa21f1ff09e9c6
Description: Generic Linux kernel image (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0e78105e0358840c5a0e995da5eda0a8
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-image-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-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-edge_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 1928
MD5sum: fb52b89b62c7523111780d6a83eac21d
SHA1: 236e4bc88efacf79b78e8f71458a191a84942aba
SHA256: 7cac2f9c0f65c6041d26d8f0ed3e16f3425ec07d8d161b7a38ba203e12aa65fe
Description: Generic Linux kernel image (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 0e78105e0358840c5a0e995da5eda0a8
Supported: 5y