How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-53-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-53-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-headers-5.8.0-53-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-5.8.0-53-generic" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-53-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-5.8.0-53-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-53-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14726
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-53, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-53-generic_5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1471292
MD5sum: 0a099cf02636ff34ea2188486718525f
SHA1: 5063b31bcb78aeb3c5278bc755c9984452762746
SHA256: 05b0222250e663e00ab08e09a45df043e8a2b86dcd7dc71d7763d618bf3dd0c5
SHA512: ccb24e9099072ea5af526d21a74a1ccfbdd86663ea5811a7bab184102edddf123ec5db4b0e3c51c5e350f857fd48b0587ce50d47f2575cef11100f9857cbf070
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: 1e2635196f52282ba42ffc0a38728852