How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic 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 "linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0-51.56
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14094
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-5.4.0-51, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-5.4.0-51-generic_5.4.0-51.56_amd64.deb
Size: 1255668
MD5sum: 1e312ae09159d0c7c5f00be465fd0da3
SHA1: 96e2aee52bd060d82058ef7d46e21153261f26b7
SHA256: b21230edabaeafdc41fc2ad4d8b2bf7b336820e3b6a6046793a81486fc384ae8
SHA512: 10fe20ff46bf588c1869c9943fd1961e77f1f2be737f52042dd2d0dd29fd855c76adb6411c4963d853f8a24e80cc8c9e7e125bb5f6f21a06cc851714ca5582ec
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: a2c1493b9ab530340dff3bb7db75eb0a