How to Install and Uninstall hostapd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the hostapd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "hostapd" package

Please follow the steps below to install hostapd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall hostapd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hostapd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hostapd package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.10-6ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2298
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), lsb-base
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 894736
MD5sum: f0b313cc0684e2cc8e4cd514e20d66ca
SHA1: 58314a34e64bf6c53a77d2df47b06cd5c492a593
SHA256: 2bbc4f2d52147a014c9ca2e46a0f91c54d35dc3b6fbd7c207fcb0f2418e3b97c
SHA512: 435e4de73bda3ea783f75a1caae9fde95c0f49c016b0cf5eb015fc81debbf35d8177a6cfd97aadd6683dc4256631c67a215feecc37338a976c8fc13aaf19c35a
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814

Package: hostapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.10-6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wpa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2298
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), lsb-base
Filename: pool/universe/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-6_amd64.deb
Size: 894552
MD5sum: 53a9e45737d2417e9bb1e7f37bef104f
SHA1: d123b5c345d8052d646c5c71a95e1d55d4b0864d
SHA256: 113f22bff24cca57fb0b378f39099b4fd0c267c72a49f9e96630e8410681ffde
SHA512: 0b15cc3dff897046defd77d0905c343cb2da170d5d17eb9c88b18a1dd3f48ac193fcc2b478730102b9df457888741e796b22d211e90d84e8a1f202a10bdf14a3
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814