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

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

This guide let you learn how to install iw 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 "iw" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iw 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 iw package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: iw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.16-1build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paride Legovini
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 298
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7)
Recommends: wireless-regdb
Filename: pool/main/i/iw/iw_5.16-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 108402
MD5sum: 98fb944816eaa6a95b261ece2a500692
SHA1: 2c9a37aeae0609f5ad3c57ea61729b8925d0fda0
SHA256: a34817f9ec9e05ba375cd60588d6c44a4a1b780b0e1a3a615b00dbb71a667fba
SHA512: 5369e30246372b59ace2932e938c15cbaceeed1f72f7f443ef204d94b648e4aa56adbe8a097f3960b470a2f08c957b55218f8f24f32edc596d764f3b43478fa8
Homepage: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
Description: tool for configuring Linux wireless devices
Description-md5: f13d229ea124aa9f64880f0d4e9ba79f
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop