How to Install and Uninstall wireless-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "wireless-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to install wireless-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

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


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

Package: wireless-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 30~pre9-13.1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guus Sliepen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 300
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libiw30 (>= 30~pre1)
Filename: pool/main/w/wireless-tools/wireless-tools_30~pre9-13.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 107644
MD5sum: b79b66073913aa5fa054c365fca94556
SHA1: a1d1d8bbe7891a5d2e5a5ef79ff8d8038d737f3c
SHA256: 9655fa522d2adcfc3e065d83429b0f91d4feab9e489caf24ea0da296c32ea8af
SHA512: 874b251b4cb633ae3bdcd60157bf394558330403bc02bca8f0b2103f8c69cee365e4418a6f8bccb30396b673fea99d858aee36e5a1cd9258ed5ce0393a2c209c
Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
Description-en: Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions
This package contains the Wireless tools, used to manipulate
the Linux Wireless Extensions. The Wireless Extension is an interface
allowing you to set Wireless LAN specific parameters and get the
specific stats.
Description-md5: 34c7dc532552aa22b7a3e5860d0000e7
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