How to Install and Uninstall wakeonlan Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "wakeonlan" package

Please follow the steps below to install wakeonlan on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wakeonlan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wakeonlan" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall wakeonlan on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: wakeonlan
Architecture: all
Version: 0.41-12
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thijs Kinkhorst
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 29
Depends: perl
Filename: pool/main/w/wakeonlan/wakeonlan_0.41-12_all.deb
Size: 9232
MD5sum: 250239e3c0f780052d5fbfda8aba666e
SHA1: b31a7e2f0017022b471c1a628c7efde56e72e8ba
SHA256: 9d52f0e5ba0cbdcf81c28ba5da8a2e0679dc5e878427085e50228227d9209bf8
Homepage: https://github.com/jpoliv/wakeonlan
Description: Sends 'magic packets' to wake-on-LAN enabled ethernet adapters
Description-md5: 1f4cb6ce85d821307a46719513c54d04