How to Install and Uninstall hw-probe Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "hw-probe" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hw-probe on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hw-probe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hw-probe" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hw-probe on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: hw-probe
Architecture: all
Version: 1.5-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mathieu Malaterre
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 390
Depends: acpica-tools, curl, dmidecode, hdparm, hwinfo, libdigest-sha-perl, libwww-perl, lm-sensors, lsb-release, mesa-utils, pciutils, perl-base (>= 5), smartmontools, usbutils, x11-utils, perl:any
Recommends: alsa-utils, cpuid, edid-decode, ethtool, fdisk, i2c-tools, iw, mcelog, memtester, pnputils, sysstat, upower, vainfo, vdpauinfo, vulkan-utils, wireless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, xinput
Filename: pool/universe/h/hw-probe/hw-probe_1.5-1_all.deb
Size: 79012
MD5sum: ee80d2987d80a069f34e1b3692439a31
SHA1: b324979b3d0b1d357115ad01ad8ecfbc73ccbfef
SHA256: 57328dd1f5ff914942fad882e38ce7fc6db8bf07e8bead9daf0e8a837f3dfe29
Homepage: https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe
Description: Tool to check operability of computer hardware
Description-md5: 088b0a96e3da757d312da632484223b4