How to Install and Uninstall linux-ibm Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "linux-ibm" package

Please follow the instructions below to install linux-ibm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-ibm
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-ibm" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-ibm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-ibm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-ibm package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-ibm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.15.0.1045.48~20.04.17
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta-ibm-5.15
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Provides: kernel-testing--linux-ibm-5.15--full--ibm, kernel-testing--linux-ibm-5.15--full--preferred
Depends: linux-image-ibm (= 5.15.0.1045.48~20.04.17), linux-headers-ibm (= 5.15.0.1045.48~20.04.17)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta-ibm-5.15/linux-ibm_5.15.0.1045.48~20.04.17_amd64.deb
Size: 1928
MD5sum: 6dc9eb008812a4c65a89647b6a4a9115
SHA1: cab611c1cb0c68796977045e42867cf0983fd5c2
SHA256: c0e52213910ff1011bf84c39d6e117ffbc34b0580697fbcbb73f9173d363ac10
SHA512: 8e5b2808800f769be6ba80e3e315cbb49ec2a0dcd49825f81712a11fd1cce581d2e8ed4557f1f3ef99dcacd5edcab70f739d2d4ea7806a6a1b9f3dac2e904c39
Description: Complete IBM Cloud Platform (ibm) Linux kernel and headers
Description-md5: cfb35117d1425a2981440e0ddb58b00b