How to Install and Uninstall libiw-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libiw-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libiw-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libiw-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libiw-dev" package

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


    
        
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                libiw-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libiw-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libiw-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 30~pre9-13.1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: wireless-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guus Sliepen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 126
Depends: libiw30 (= 30~pre9-13.1ubuntu2), libc6-dev
Filename: pool/main/w/wireless-tools/libiw-dev_30~pre9-13.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 33944
MD5sum: 562885e515d50ea98b14db583240dd89
SHA1: adfe982dbf62ae0d656f95a814d7219d8a96bb35
SHA256: 0a99e9beb21457d293a2179f0e8b62c952999c9c6d814f90e46018e835c81bec
SHA512: 04100edb96f65b39aa6c978c501d454869fd4cd5ed78fdfaadded70da9b2d66cf3254db898658aa2a8daaa240cedc14e31271d80d02af41bd443e1abdf7e1b77
Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
Description-en: Wireless tools - development files
Wireless tools are 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.
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This package contains the header files and static version of libiw.
Description-md5: d036482ad716eb508c40fc614600d60f