How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-29-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-29-generic" package

Learn how to install linux-headers-5.8.0-29-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-5.8.0-29-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-29-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-5.8.0-29-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-29-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-29.31~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14301
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-29, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-29-generic_5.8.0-29.31~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1231216
MD5sum: dfc5cf16ae1163483c587fa43afe6704
SHA1: b859aabac7617303331221fe5ede50a810bc393b
SHA256: 0efdd0bafee77e4f8a2cdfb099a78fa3629f1ad1fbd18d843473341c2e63aadc
SHA512: c2d815ebd83193ddc38792f74de5ae8c04aab949068344f8015803de626d6630836486166cba870ba70c8ef4820dba30daef339e37d340b01cdf6d7a4a3d2951
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: 9597fa51e4e773e3b592b2beeffe429f