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

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "linux-signed-generic" package

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

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install linux-signed-generic

2. Uninstall "linux-signed-generic" package

Learn how to uninstall linux-signed-generic on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):

$ sudo apt remove linux-signed-generic $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

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

Package: linux-signed-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
Depends: linux-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-signed-generic_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 1900
MD5sum: 531cf00dcdb8c28a8ab2ba92ef2b6fdb
SHA1: c0dd486bac4001219506711855842cbfd48e3dbf
SHA256: dc6e8330b03ef67ae4a0f889bb2903e5a75e6331e3fe3a0cb1953d199b1a6ba2
SHA512: 86871477a948d5c4b835217af7a50344ae1ee9c820630dbc624b42c648f2d4cbe077c7c2856a5d310e3369490ac9b766d9ec150b3f14878cd5ea053be914f046
Description: Complete Signed Generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 834e093e2da0bcd5097f327be8fe4de8
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-signed-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-generic
Breaks: flash-kernel (<< 3.90ubuntu2), s390-tools (<< 2.3.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-signed-generic_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 1944
MD5sum: 723718ebea2e274b73d8a0c1967cb2a6
SHA1: 1bc31cbee1bea6ea2bbbe385e271b9d1ddb3bf22
SHA256: 37ae01d8754be1ed6911ed3b53646459e8fe0b5bb78b81d8af9bc81a92262575
Description: Complete Signed Generic Linux kernel and headers (dummy transitional package)
Description-md5: 834e093e2da0bcd5097f327be8fe4de8
Supported: 5y

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