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

Last updated: May 03,2024

You can also install and uninstall the hwdata 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 "hwdata" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install hwdata on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.357-1
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: 75
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.357-1_all.deb
Size: 26568
MD5sum: 0861cd2cb67f20195dd924108bd0987a
SHA1: d97745e310363e5120d8194b6989c2e336397a69
SHA256: 906f29b6e5a3341904a3d88ab5d2ab90af5634ccdd7e3f32d0670361cf6cc27c
SHA512: 89dde16d184973bcde55f38c28da9cb2fcccb30725457ff195e76ae1ec57dd61e56f0e024f8766d51185c8cffb4ab520d5ad0bc449c4cc945cef365ede473e6d
Homepage: https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
Description: hardware identification / configuration data
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Task: kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi