How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-headers-5.8.0-38-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-5.8.0-38-generic" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-38-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-5.8.0-38-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14323
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic_5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1236996
MD5sum: 0a2425cf6892e17e5c87ab4863006808
SHA1: f4671c51a61c07ca44dd7b31e07143ed9d9bdd97
SHA256: af652d5af8034c82b63e32e8e3e97baac5d59db58e242a836c2a41e8bd99e21d
SHA512: 56d483ab3f3a41ff8701379749f21474d00ff32d660773c63287386b05c68723bab3f470b9ddb6b641386d5c6d09ecc3ea92d0ae429fcf4f3372d6ff0284a556
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: c3c859319841efcaab5d75229b990aae