How to Install and Uninstall hostapd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "hostapd" package

This guide let you learn how to install hostapd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hostapd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hostapd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall hostapd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hostapd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hostapd package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.9-1ubuntu4.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2129
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), lsb-base
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.9-1ubuntu4.3_amd64.deb
Size: 751664
MD5sum: dff015ad71b841f4de9228be1dc2130d
SHA1: d312bc6c3e18f68a64fd3dcaf11ef08765e9066e
SHA256: 2387accce56a391330d19d4ac8eaa5aa58b2eaba98f8697ef7e728760c4bb3a1
SHA512: 6b3e54b3b9740d543317fca26e0aed30bd8c6105d796ce2b90e1207af054fc80036e956c5c48b7b2b7408121fc01aeb5b9904f9081a29e13b93ae510c081af27
Homepage: http://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator
Description-md5: ccde30443fe7e1cdca9a1a088bb04b0e

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.9-1ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2128
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), lsb-base
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.9-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 750712
MD5sum: a08adb1f7a3793948f4203b633608220
SHA1: 1c7ff2478756b7f3df6f1600051b12bdae8fdd87
SHA256: 7607448cae7ac1c1c75e722d2c6a65ce3817c18b7430943666c77d211f4c4086
Homepage: http://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator
Description-md5: ccde30443fe7e1cdca9a1a088bb04b0e