How to Install and Uninstall hwdata Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install hwdata on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hwdata
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hwdata" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hwdata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hwdata package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.361-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pino Toscano
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 75
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.361-1_all.deb
Size: 26564
MD5sum: bb3fd813e530e17f7d67ea85313f5cba
SHA1: 01a726d69ddee9ea74d487c7a94eb02f7d83556c
SHA256: 90f70216928cb3610d1c9365e83691f68d22064c1195cfca6202871ab95075c8
SHA512: 88cb43396fe571beea0760674da4aa66c1cc5117df2051da5401fda2d2bdb1c4dbaae0d3e840be9a6f123fa7c49218e17a80368056afa81962753755c4d4df54
Homepage: https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
Description: hardware identification / configuration data
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Task: kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi