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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

This tutorial shows how to install hwdata on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Learn how to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.344-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pino Toscano
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 74
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.344-1_all.deb
Size: 25248
MD5sum: 747da8b8fadec4c6d4d73a8c008df670
SHA1: 5fee3b67f1c4808fefb2f9df3a14e336c4f6fe5d
SHA256: 22b631914ae0724b570ce2d6a74503e6ae96f7f8e92fee1bb613ce870e1aeb72
SHA512: 6271ae20897455057fc42a835f661b4625a8397f9c8c943f4ea7c33fb5cafabe9168db4dabd9ebb32fec052cfa8d43efe23b294bdddd75ede0852191c35e5017
Homepage: https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
Description-en: hardware identification / configuration data
This package contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86/xorg Cards database.
It is needed for the kudzu hardware detection.
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Task: kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi