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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "iw" package

Please follow the steps below to install iw on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall iw on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: iw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paride Legovini
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 283
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Recommends: crda
Breaks: aircrack-ng (<< 1:1.0~rc2-1)
Replaces: aircrack-ng (<< 1:1.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/main/i/iw/iw_5.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 93968
MD5sum: 4bf82c4526b452cc8940aa5d9548887f
SHA1: ec55bb9d79acc55ec90e1755c980f214935cbf56
SHA256: 9296a868cfa38c72f93a90618594db27ef7f3a64b243cb74e077c2e9dffcae64
Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: 4c6223f7a0c9b6124876da23f91821d0
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop