How to Install and Uninstall kernel-package Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kernel-package" package

This is a short guide on how to install kernel-package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kernel-package" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall kernel-package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: kernel-package
Architecture: all
Version: 13.018+nmu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1710
Depends: build-essential, po-debconf, gettext, file, bc, binutils, kmod, xz-utils, xmlto, lzma, bzip2, dpkg-dev
Recommends: docbook-utils, cpio, uboot-mkimage, kernel-common
Suggests: linux-source, libncurses-dev
Filename: pool/universe/k/kernel-package/kernel-package_13.018+nmu2_all.deb
Size: 242840
MD5sum: f9447cb1981dc1a6fee93cacfc0587b0
SHA1: 57f4e41528c684c6c132374d49f47d1ae18393a3
SHA256: 5b567569d25e885a046c11fee61cff4fd17fb01a7cf57d4478bdddbda7121e15
Description: utility for building Linux kernel related Debian packages
Description-md5: 548d6e78ffc94b66c0cf1bc6f6608b57