How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-50-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-50-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-headers-5.8.0-50-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-5.8.0-50-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-50-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-5.8.0-50-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-50-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-50.56~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14701
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-50, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-50-generic_5.8.0-50.56~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1448456
MD5sum: b6a98a850c2fbaf6bdde21f8d86f6dd8
SHA1: 0c4f4499053562e62e89e18f07bdc2652f49935f
SHA256: ec833922f428a364921faee3fbd3f84f7bc401427c9d207183060e6111a460a2
SHA512: 202b3612ccf0f048c78132895c13b3cb8a8f24cbbad7a200b1a4b6381d52544c0c6e1259f52789577cfe9b15c1f8b5341832dc6a0174d84bd16b0f820b38e8d7
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: 54b230c5ae22dd894d9d60216e4939cb