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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "wpasupplicant" package

This tutorial shows how to install wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall wpasupplicant on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: wpasupplicant
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.9.0-21build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3335
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.21), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.4.0), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.0.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), lsb-base, adduser
Suggests: wpagui, libengine-pkcs11-openssl
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3)
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/wpasupplicant_2.9.0-21build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1280610
MD5sum: e71783977b41a851893cac6028e10a61
SHA1: a6e73c36c1964d9326993515b3fb9ce901d682a1
SHA256: a4b66a5e31345ea94012f5cdf72e0ccf9e14cd116554accaa595998792cfd00f
SHA512: 2b3bfb393637680d54c170bb64bbed5ce1561c8da30de37ad1c152063aa2dac5212b0cc7b92cd13aae67a3d0f6d61856612d56f42ea5e810ed4147daf5acce39
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description-en: client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
wpa-supplicant is a userspace daemon handling connection and authentication
in wireless and wired networks, primarily secured with the WPA/WPA2/WPA3
protocols. This software provides key negotiation with the access point
(WPA Authenticator), and controls association with IEEE 802.11i networks.
Description-md5: 45df452b36e1c438641626b096751680
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi