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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "rfkill" package

This guide let you learn how to install rfkill on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall rfkill on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: rfkill
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.36-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: util-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 152
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.33)
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:2.8~)
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 1:2.8~)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/rfkill_2.36-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 24736
MD5sum: df4e8cbadf256089718685e42a219ad2
SHA1: 16fbff295f09bc047d00c7ea22d3877c4a09b759
SHA256: f00abfc27f254b8ed44bbbd8b4868b08bc8055d576a4e71d8191a15b786432c6
SHA512: a5a44bfa00fbb9d76edc86080b74b982c53f8dbc99a3815307de9a2be3cb1fd8f56119b3e0f721cd79cb588664a03308baff7bd64bffd580b603b702ca78bd04
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Description-en: tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
rfkill is a simple tool for accessing the Linux rfkill device interface,
which is used to enable and disable wireless networking devices, typically
WLAN, Bluetooth and mobile broadband.
Description-md5: 17939c81bd8d1bc5321ecc9fb8e5f507
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop