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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "linux-image-lowlatency" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install linux-image-lowlatency on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-image-lowlatency" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-image-lowlatency 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-image-lowlatency package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: linux-image-lowlatency
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0.170.168
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 20
Provides: virtualbox-guest-modules (= 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1), wireguard-modules (= 1.0.20201112-1~20.04.1), zfs-modules (= 0.8.3-1ubuntu12.15)
Depends: linux-image-5.4.0-170-lowlatency, linux-firmware, intel-microcode, amd64-microcode
Recommends: thermald
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-lowlatency_5.4.0.170.168_amd64.deb
Size: 2536
MD5sum: 2b0ec6f604fdc3fb65e440beabfb6d0d
SHA1: 6aec84f83ebe05b099394f4554aefa4aabfb877e
SHA256: f057711e20467d64f9196e527a39a912b7ca178461ccadef893711afc80f3fa8
SHA512: 1da490d588011293fe4737ef76ba7e18f051ae5597ebaedcad4337151ea8e7263368ca411013eaec051775ed3d75b8b77949f6bd9d12594bc4ba6ee578f19b96
Description: lowlatency Linux kernel image
Description-md5: 81c6fc6425f7566aa856ff1be6d8b320
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

Package: linux-image-lowlatency
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0.26.32
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Provides: virtualbox-guest-modules (= 6.1.6-dfsg-1), wireguard-modules (= 1.0.20200413-1), zfs-modules (= 0.8.3-1ubuntu12)
Depends: linux-image-5.4.0-26-lowlatency, linux-firmware, intel-microcode, amd64-microcode
Recommends: thermald
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-lowlatency_5.4.0.26.32_amd64.deb
Size: 2800
MD5sum: 9bdb5df8745b2b08f3fc600179efc2fe
SHA1: 27df703ed43783e70fdcb0ab70ceaa212fd7b0d0
SHA256: 3ced1002a5a88b330b14d43f1c7fd7fbffb616cab84a5779b98b8c4bad5c7b0e
Description: lowlatency Linux kernel image
Description-md5: 81c6fc6425f7566aa856ff1be6d8b320
Task: ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop