How to Install and Uninstall libiw-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libiw-dev 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 "libiw-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libiw-dev 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 "libiw-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libiw-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: libiw-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 30~pre9-13.1ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: wireless-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guus Sliepen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 125
Depends: libiw30 (= 30~pre9-13.1ubuntu4), libc6-dev
Filename: pool/main/w/wireless-tools/libiw-dev_30~pre9-13.1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 36688
MD5sum: c7446ca49a9bef1597f050f7aef7f408
SHA1: 7ae69e1f10b44aef8cf96a2d7847b26befd240fc
SHA256: 84be57c0a482957f7bfc6d09ab3aaaf49882f3c33f1b6b16964f4d070e2d3043
SHA512: 0e71663482a552ca174bcdea4a03b8cc6a6c44a27d2c2ec30e5ebb1860e0ef28a95d328baa32dec8c1ad3ca33cc92b55dab29e9e6df079f8bfccf5e3c72f4bdb
Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
Description: Wireless tools - development files
Description-md5: d036482ad716eb508c40fc614600d60f