How to Install and Uninstall r8168-dkms Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "r8168-dkms" package

Please follow the guidance below to install r8168-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "r8168-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall r8168-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r8168-dkms package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: r8168-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 8.045.08-2ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: r8168
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Beckmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1197
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.045.08-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 94820
MD5sum: b10b801069edfd0a462fa7a760a84523
SHA1: 5d0ae842cf0f98fc099b5e1f46e175d28db57b83
SHA256: 2fc0fdf2d01aa00c89bf3b54f630a58e9e24594df5d1bddf9e8120627b936f8b
SHA512: 0da79d1265c00fffbc5c4f9d8d3930030c2ee2d2baca025eb8d9ecdb6858994fbd6b5f77398e6bc849d600c0476a70c3bfa98b3249a02b37581004dca0661ee4
Homepage: https://github.com/mtorromeo/r8168
Description: dkms source for the r8168 network driver
Description-md5: d1f805f95609fc9b5319d002ca863289

Package: r8168-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 8.045.08-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: r8168
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Beckmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1195
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.045.08-2_all.deb
Size: 94872
MD5sum: f04d1446336cbbfd7499167e10415f8c
SHA1: 29e96e122d87bc1800b1076691d4278e50751a56
SHA256: 46c347982e4a00f740e709f6c6795b7e8e5f2ed8a5f233a44a33b6ec87cc9407
Homepage: https://github.com/mtorromeo/r8168
Description: dkms source for the r8168 network driver
Description-md5: d1f805f95609fc9b5319d002ca863289