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

Last updated: November 07,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install wireguard-go 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 "wireguard-go" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall wireguard-go on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: wireguard-go
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0.20220117-2
Built-Using: golang-1.17 (= 1.17.3-1ubuntu1), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.0~git20211202.5770296-1), golang-golang-x-net (= 1:0.0+git20211209.491a49a+dfsg-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20211216.1d35b9e-1), golang-golang.zx2c4-go118-netip (= 0.0~git20211111.a4a02ee-2)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/golang
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2529
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard-go/wireguard-go_0.0.20220117-2_amd64.deb
Size: 923736
MD5sum: da06fe2923a59b1b9879e97cca099656
SHA1: 4c65891e2e45c68ee350e1ffe6fa1a7d51f1f2e2
SHA256: 159178d0517a7763596e971c600e5dff98258e6a5a0116558da18712a26bbfd1
SHA512: 9e96db1458629762636b3fd71aaad09253af939099713cc74fc96ded016229bf4376023edfd06c6391769ceb0f06770c8d53831247205b7cb3fdde1c703211db
Homepage: https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-go/about/
Description: Userspace implementation of WireGuard in Go (program)
Description-md5: f0283a4e033926e0f2a4df309270a55b