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

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "wireguard-dkms" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireguard-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireguard-dkms" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: wireguard-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.20201112-1~18.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: wireguard-linux-compat
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1720
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), perl:any
Recommends: wireguard (>= 0.0.20191219), wireguard-tools (>= 0.0.20191219)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard-linux-compat/wireguard-dkms_1.0.20201112-1~18.04.1_all.deb
Size: 250956
MD5sum: c49ded60f91117d9fc3a4ce5395ca091
SHA1: abab59e8b7a77dd8926d7ec2890906d4104b9967
SHA256: eaeb71a4a32abb2031646767ab19b8d1f72243f1c3d66df94b5def532b5e072e
SHA512: dbdecc6560a8dd918bcdd730e5d987a4cf2cbfe4dbd603e55d3f03fd24bb4a0648c0625ff484f31f1b0201fe6481381b7ceb5c989addd45d90a1907094897f61
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (DKMS version)
Description-md5: 5fe9aeace9ae485b87e21f6a2a784845