How to Install and Uninstall wireguard-dkms Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 18,2024

1. Install "wireguard-dkms" package

Please follow the guidance below to install wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireguard-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireguard-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wireguard-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wireguard-dkms package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: wireguard-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.20210606-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: wireguard-linux-compat
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1725
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), perl:any
Recommends: wireguard (>= 0.0.20191219), wireguard-tools (>= 0.0.20191219)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard-linux-compat/wireguard-dkms_1.0.20210606-1_all.deb
Size: 278720
MD5sum: 2e7045218fe8276cc18d799251662faa
SHA1: 99d66b6ade438cecfc8d78a1a39b85b88d3730e2
SHA256: aadbb0a9671390bcc3db1a96354e8611860bd8e12ba0b738b97209acd284dc97
SHA512: b4945b3e0fbb1a09d18123e2e3218031120f5ae7e0fb479a7e72fd5ea2223941fa36b7d0117ab0c779d6cb9f76780acf11ebdc93cb6a139bff9e44291f52f835
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description-en: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (DKMS version)
WireGuard is a novel VPN that runs inside the Linux Kernel and uses
state-of-the-art cryptography (the "Noise" protocol). It aims to be
faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding
the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant
than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for
running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for
many different circumstances. It runs over UDP.
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This package uses DKMS to automatically build the wireguard kernel
module.
Description-md5: 5fe9aeace9ae485b87e21f6a2a784845