How to Install and Uninstall driverctl Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "driverctl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install driverctl on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall driverctl on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                driverctl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the driverctl package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: driverctl
Architecture: all
Version: 0.111-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Luca Boccassi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 36
Depends: udev
Filename: pool/universe/d/driverctl/driverctl_0.111-1_all.deb
Size: 7880
MD5sum: f514be6f31c29b6a3c7b10c17fe3a58e
SHA1: 8bcc6980d882dba1b2bf965c6c2b70359dd2f063
SHA256: 713293bc36f5ea033cd21dcc26bd6ea611bf01ae7507a1176acec865f041c600
SHA512: a777a69152fb3c115a6c6917382395df187751f11e77550bf2ffbdb4f5eca37d7a8323b815f7a4280e1fdac0799e21ac3808de1257aa2f7c027f28205c7a6fa6
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/driverctl/driverctl
Description-en: Device driver control utility for Linux
Driverctl is a tool for manipulating and inspecting the system
device driver choices.
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Devices are normally assigned to their sole designated kernel driver
by default. However in some situations it may be desirable to
override that default, for example to try an older driver to
work around a regression in a driver or to try an experimental alternative
driver. Another common use-case is pass-through drivers and driver
stubs to allow userspace to drive the device, such as in case of
virtualization.
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driverctl integrates with udev to support overriding
driver selection for both cold- and hotplugged devices from the
moment of discovery, but can also change already assigned drivers,
assuming they are not in use by the system. The driver overrides
created by driverctl are persistent across system reboots
by default.
Description-md5: 678c88cccbe6b9b83f574bceee4c4530