How to Install and Uninstall hwdata Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

Please follow the guidance below to install hwdata on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.345-1
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_0.345-1_all.deb
Size: 25212
MD5sum: 5ab33f0daa00d2969502480e6f834029
SHA1: 9599e1dfbb397f145163539753e1cf7e7df878f2
SHA256: f21cb9d789ec7b640d298b596b9b794f13512157ffc7b25fae3ce2e29ff72e6b
SHA512: 7a134d78a14c3467c7be3bdd20839a8b4632cf5eb6270ed8587515c15b91b079a666aa7521d6087201f769f1343f7025fbff5d09c2c064a9cadeaa89306c0888
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