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

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "wireguard-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to install wireguard-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall wireguard-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: wireguard-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.20200513-1~18.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireguard
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 260
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: nftables | iptables, wireguard-modules (>= 0.0.20171001) | wireguard-dkms (>= 0.0.20191219)
Suggests: openresolv | resolvconf
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200513-1~18.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 90232
MD5sum: 006cda48676d22e73dac17e7910be3cd
SHA1: 1ec1ede899cbb42479669ff793ee3bf176c5d084
SHA256: 71343e1d6f66dabae98234b9e0e3ba516f14cb9ac764bd691f69b606d5153003
SHA512: 0448bfcd15dc6061f53f434b13460c71097d7629579368c06a0b2c82c8138b8a7a39bdc580fc9d3ae1854d7124165da33a695c2872c004c59415fd995a90104b
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (userland utilities)
Description-md5: a758c2cb66a089ccfb3c6f0639ffeb3c