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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "wpasupplicant" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: wpasupplicant
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.9-1ubuntu8.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3463
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.21), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.4.0), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.0.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), lsb-base, adduser
Suggests: wpagui, libengine-pkcs11-openssl
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3)
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/wpasupplicant_2.9-1ubuntu8.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1198080
MD5sum: 9d934ad1a2de802d8edd2795271b11f3
SHA1: 660691f1df713a92b6ed3efaecd7311c0f072ccf
SHA256: ca43663ce7d764f4a4acdb551d034e5aded2782c813d66883bddb38b4e7179b1
SHA512: 72014782b2fce7d070ebd5ac5adc9d55f20eb4e340aaa0b59808d18da612afbfd5554f7f100c1d8907c89ae86fea6bfbed2de8758848a6f1ece8269023cfc9b0
Homepage: http://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description-en: client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
WPA and WPA2 are methods for securing wireless networks, the former
using IEEE 802.1X, and the latter using IEEE 802.11i. This software
provides key negotiation with the WPA Authenticator, and controls
association with IEEE 802.11i networks.
Description-md5: db096b22f8ec5f5c7a8ec614d12ca20a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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

Package: wpasupplicant
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.9-1ubuntu8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3407
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.21), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.4.0), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.0.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), lsb-base, adduser
Suggests: wpagui, libengine-pkcs11-openssl
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3)
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/wpasupplicant_2.9-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 1182828
MD5sum: bf22e57c9c609563a25cffdfcc948fba
SHA1: 17a9ae365ae250ff918b01e1ea48d8f1001a2f33
SHA256: 1f4891d011b720071a8d93bf8d55e84b38fb3e12aefa9369a3a9d4ca1dcf3a4b
SHA512: 8bb9edc30625626030d90b1636a0b89b1ee36df95664ffd1a204db176b38e020081229d95d7182ee60ebcce58987fa224fe6c0239c4f669ff5d58ce3bf9c2cab
Homepage: http://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description-en: client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
WPA and WPA2 are methods for securing wireless networks, the former
using IEEE 802.1X, and the latter using IEEE 802.11i. This software
provides key negotiation with the WPA Authenticator, and controls
association with IEEE 802.11i networks.
Description-md5: db096b22f8ec5f5c7a8ec614d12ca20a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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