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

Last updated: December 21,2024

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

This guide let you learn how to install wireguard-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


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

Package: wireguard-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.20210914-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: wireguard
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 320
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: nftables | iptables, wireguard-modules (>= 0.0.20171001) | wireguard-dkms (>= 0.0.20191219)
Suggests: openresolv | resolvconf
Filename: pool/main/w/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20210914-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 86916
MD5sum: a69efbee502028701f31a0df1130c71c
SHA1: 57257677c393819ddff41e80f98dd751946d3037
SHA256: 76b69e4e8b76ebd981e423ab002826efda000cb42dea0683994fc2d323bc60aa
SHA512: 5a717d724c15f6c3725f2e6fc4c03a4e83ec0ad8215a1bf60025604bf90e1e5847e8c04b522876538faca9632836e7f8bcb7495ce7f3130775250a5ee116df5c
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (userland utilities)
Description-md5: a758c2cb66a089ccfb3c6f0639ffeb3c