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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "wvdial" package

Please follow the instructions below to install wvdial on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall wvdial on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: wvdial
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.61-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 256
Depends: ppp (>= 2.3.0), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | cdebconf, libc6 (>= 2.28), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libuniconf4.6, libwvstreams4.6-base, libwvstreams4.6-extras, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/universe/w/wvdial/wvdial_1.61-5_amd64.deb
Size: 64592
MD5sum: 16e486cab67ca4fa44ddc408e743cd45
SHA1: b83fc61b0d6e67e8453955df27f3f264b25eb3f0
SHA256: b6a457c65c5f4209a55e89877bd69c098bf6e456f6813c7084d2a3ca131b7537
Homepage: http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=WvDial
Description: intelligent Point-to-Point Protocol dialer
Description-md5: b8bf30c8dfd4d09e02af74bf497505d6
Task: lubuntu-desktop