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

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "wireguard" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install wireguard on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireguard
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireguard" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall wireguard on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: wireguard
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.20200827-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Depends: wireguard-dkms (>= 0.0.20200121-2) | wireguard-modules (>= 0.0.20191219), wireguard-tools (>= 1.0.20200827-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard/wireguard_1.0.20200827-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 3272
MD5sum: a0ec20cca711c20d82637de72ab16106
SHA1: 37ec56b1d1525937caba997895c3edaa2cb5be1f
SHA256: 5a3103901ac73c952af27440a7bb9c7f2773849032ebcda43eeaa0372d3a938d
SHA512: fa7dbacb6adf8e1cf9bc03a916b84a964368a23344bfecc8805d5b215031c69e5fa4d61e168924c71c37277b7f51708acce411ac0a9f5bb314e4b445f5207d48
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description-en: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (metapackage)
WireGuard is a novel VPN that runs inside the Linux Kernel and uses
state-of-the-art cryptography (the "Noise" protocol). It aims to be
faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding
the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant
than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for
running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for
many different circumstances. It runs over UDP.
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This metapackage explicitly depends on both the kernel module and the
userspace tooling.
Description-md5: bd6dd7a30cf34800a40219e3d2df9dc3