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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "linux-tools-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-tools-generic 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-tools-generic" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall linux-tools-generic on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: linux-tools-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: linux-tools
Depends: linux-tools-4.15.0-192-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-tools-generic_4.15.0.192.177_amd64.deb
Size: 2376
MD5sum: 36b9341195a5b362a538948484845547
SHA1: adf4c5d18abaf3450c1567d0008fc4688e201d96
SHA256: 21ffa37e83f5be4bc57807c18443104a528f06410e0cc559653448adc6595a07
SHA512: c8f6e88e1808cc3b9bc2bff6d449f2ffdd1a40e71ec6fff7b1230a6ff8e91e746e82233c9eb65a84ec5095838d2d81f7b5e1a536d9f2c241b478b44e8b7fa97a
Description: Generic Linux kernel tools
Description-md5: 64a22a7a6c16a9e754ca8416e318c089
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-tools-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
Provides: linux-tools
Depends: linux-tools-4.15.0-20-generic
Breaks: flash-kernel (<< 3.90ubuntu2), s390-tools (<< 2.3.0-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-tools-generic_4.15.0.20.23_amd64.deb
Size: 2640
MD5sum: 279ef4b9263ede226cb8cdd7c18099e4
SHA1: 06aff31c14937dbbf5d1c4a3138e0e4c9822cb1d
SHA256: b5e26b7b69d5040cd07832eb701ecf84c0e5d5ded9eac790d1bf0038d688d707
Description: Generic Linux kernel tools
Description-md5: 64a22a7a6c16a9e754ca8416e318c089
Supported: 5y