How to Install and Uninstall wireguard-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 19,2024

1. Install "wireguard-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install wireguard-tools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireguard-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireguard-tools" package

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


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

Package: wireguard-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.20200513-1~20.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireguard
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 319
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: nftables | iptables, wireguard-modules (>= 0.0.20171001) | wireguard-dkms (>= 0.0.20191219)
Suggests: openresolv | resolvconf
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200513-1~20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 83308
MD5sum: 03a7626b4ce0d6b51e7b63841418b432
SHA1: a5f43693aae4036e25625087dc993525cf27b5de
SHA256: cfbf20ff6925f76d3b33a010489b986ca41cf4238a855b961d802a37ab4a7cd5
SHA512: 32d76eb8402579c4e745d52191675c4acb3c1d2c8ae4339c9ad33db03a8b87507cf87f7991da05a6d6805a9d50af32223eebf796d6e7f8cde7641d46152de262
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (userland utilities)
Description-md5: a758c2cb66a089ccfb3c6f0639ffeb3c

Package: wireguard-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.20200319-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireguard
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 317
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.25)
Recommends: nftables | iptables, wireguard-dkms (>= 0.0.20191219) | wireguard-modules (>= 0.0.20171001)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200319-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 82376
MD5sum: 7471872d89fe298d657d56541729f2b3
SHA1: 423d210a77a9df41fb4cb73aa09d47386d9298c9
SHA256: 00f02c88c2625b05a15de19dfacf303fdcd41ff0e7fb8ece2e10c703359e8b5f
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (userland utilities)
Description-md5: a758c2cb66a089ccfb3c6f0639ffeb3c