How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic 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 "linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic 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 "linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic 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 linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-6.5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27442
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-hwe-6.5-headers-6.5.0-21, libc6 (>= 2.34), libelf1 (>= 0.144), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-6.5/linux-headers-6.5.0-21-generic_6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 3443206
MD5sum: 1c5fbd38149d340b48c1323d0f7c5a25
SHA1: 03a6cd9d13688eb81d3abeb9ee7e147bc419b7bd
SHA256: 577216e49035c9f968b277fc2a07cb80b97e55c849ee29ca523dc825ee6a7e0d
SHA512: abb4f30ef6a743f344ce78ea2d81b07336a4fe3ff11113dad9ca7af32f1ee672375fdafa34ad120ddffd0f08aec5dacdaf55405abc784bed7451172cdb047104
Description: Linux kernel headers for version 6.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Description-md5: dbb3fc611cedb22489f9e2b4bdb142e2