How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-40-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-40-generic" package

This is a short guide on how to install linux-headers-5.8.0-40-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-5.8.0-40-generic" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-40-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-5.8.0-40-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-40-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1
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-5.8.0-40, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-40-generic_5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1235600
MD5sum: 1c7ad40e7c698b9a09cf504b0d5877e6
SHA1: 2322aac47af06332891a64c8002afe2072bc8da4
SHA256: ba25cb1e3a855c74b9471bf695947f2e81895cdbe5c378ba0f69839ebf11fc7a
SHA512: 6eb7d5590d341fa516a9f68da8797f9238e9eb81937ea2a8b94d4cae08df37f7b7c1a3e891094912612c2189364db777e6782c4b274fbdeafdf41d86aeadcf9b
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: 9b277300214135c440f4f4593be14310