How to Install and Uninstall wireguard-dkms Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the wireguard-dkms 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 "wireguard-dkms" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "wireguard-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall wireguard-dkms 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 wireguard-dkms package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: wireguard-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.20210606-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: wireguard-linux-compat
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1725
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), perl:any
Recommends: wireguard (>= 0.0.20191219), wireguard-tools (>= 0.0.20191219)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard-linux-compat/wireguard-dkms_1.0.20210606-1_all.deb
Size: 278720
MD5sum: 2e7045218fe8276cc18d799251662faa
SHA1: 99d66b6ade438cecfc8d78a1a39b85b88d3730e2
SHA256: aadbb0a9671390bcc3db1a96354e8611860bd8e12ba0b738b97209acd284dc97
SHA512: b4945b3e0fbb1a09d18123e2e3218031120f5ae7e0fb479a7e72fd5ea2223941fa36b7d0117ab0c779d6cb9f76780acf11ebdc93cb6a139bff9e44291f52f835
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (DKMS version)
Description-md5: 5fe9aeace9ae485b87e21f6a2a784845