How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install linux-headers-5.8.0-63-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-5.8.0-63-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-headers-5.8.0-63-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-5.8.0-63-generic package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-5.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14782
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-63, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-5.8/linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic_5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1426228
MD5sum: 7d8525ce2e34ae0df9ad114e1fc248bf
SHA1: 9f6468fff01eb08b7cfe5a3b6ce692c1f29cf208
SHA256: 8f03245d1303a633c76148b94eb6905aaa617960634d377ff409fec101d87776
SHA512: cce9f7b0d03018299e38124550554e53b8e3dde2c23f15959b8b48069c80ddd3dced31f5a9bbaa34bcb244e5892bfa1ca406b6a1e0e98a7ce6df8504ebebd093
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 5.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: 86b08edb9d1088ad28180a1867255995