How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-23-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-23-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-headers-5.8.0-23-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-5.8.0-23-generic" package

Learn how to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-23-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-5.8.0-23-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-23-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-23.24~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14300
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-23, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-23-generic_5.8.0-23.24~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1240672
MD5sum: 67e6e6374f4bf24c5d1aa8f0ebb98aa1
SHA1: 1acdd23d1281aabfec51eddc8adb137e3cc07d3f
SHA256: 8c2e400f9deff72373af5eda6f7180f2c358bcfd20e9016c51dd88e9dcabfed5
SHA512: d238afe59acdbb4f1c600ca0bf977c04da6c80fb01d825559f80f6b0426674d9f4b083a9777274105ca8e78ef9ddf44944a6d4695b9e54127526517d5746fcc7
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: 39db9211c061f7b5ee001f2679f7d69c