How to Install and Uninstall hw-probe Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the hw-probe 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 "hw-probe" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install hw-probe on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hw-probe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hw-probe" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall hw-probe on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: hw-probe
Architecture: all
Version: 1.6.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mathieu Malaterre
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 554
Depends: acpica-tools, curl, dmidecode, hdparm, hwinfo, libdigest-sha-perl, libwww-perl, lm-sensors, lsb-release, mesa-utils, pciutils, perl-base (>= 5), smartmontools, usbutils, perl:any
Recommends: alsa-utils, cpuid, edid-decode, ethtool, fdisk, i2c-tools, iw, mcelog, memtester, pnputils, sysstat, upower, vainfo, vdpauinfo, vulkan-tools, wireless-tools, x11-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xinput
Filename: pool/universe/h/hw-probe/hw-probe_1.6.2-1_all.deb
Size: 112382
MD5sum: 69161b18089e000c1b06c7710fa11c80
SHA1: 49ce068771a787158b7beee2e662f2e393f970f7
SHA256: 1d22e274b1c48800d3e561a048c2c5925bd9e1bae903d094a9e5928f1a15d13d
SHA512: 69c8d07e2f3005624e2f16364ee5b69378486b587e5c4335cbf83a80263a2d8534f58d34d60f8c7be84e83c4f04ca75467ae25532ae4727e897d9b38a42dc0f3
Homepage: https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe
Description: Tool to check operability of computer hardware
Description-md5: 088b0a96e3da757d312da632484223b4