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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "ethtool" package

This guide let you learn how to install ethtool on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ethtool on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: ethtool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.9-1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 600
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~)
Filename: pool/main/e/ethtool/ethtool_5.9-1_amd64.deb
Size: 178780
MD5sum: a9fc63e03b7947a2e327dd0a9c685cf9
SHA1: 55177b9bf156e8349a70187eac93b2ba83c49806
SHA256: e9ab3961fe7e5f53adf259bd1c3bcb112fdfd2a9b127ba2288445e7bff57fdcc
SHA512: a8e55a5b9395c0bc1a5b440c62c2220e335aadc2983347022d1548811b594dd472d60cbef82ff642f362e34102eb856d2f3cf25c187058e34911c9ccbb76fc29
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Description-en: display or change Ethernet device settings
ethtool can be used to query and change settings such as speed, auto-
negotiation and checksum offload on many network devices, especially
Ethernet devices.
Description-md5: 23bc6b45146ecc72a42d24b5993d6004
Task: server, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop