How to Install and Uninstall hwdata Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

This is a short guide on how to install hwdata on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hwdata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hwdata package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.338-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pino Toscano
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids, usbutils, pciutils
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.338-1_all.deb
Size: 23304
MD5sum: f1e0489e3713817bacd1a9c38f1b73d9
SHA1: 96c254775408b524d96cad7cb0a0f0a8d8e71c98
SHA256: e58ed9059e18543fcfb42a3f06c1e8abbf73b27f2918e643ce4ea7f148b41de6
SHA512: 23ebd8313cb457dbbaff9dab45b274d5005e4ba6c4591fb51081d2a206396a3a6214e9341d95a23c1c22f252f9cbf165255980b259839895f0655d29a5236901
Homepage: https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
Description-en: hardware identification / configuration data
This package contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86/xorg Cards database.
It is needed for the kudzu hardware detection.
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop