How to Install and Uninstall linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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-modules-iwlwifi-generic package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.19.0.15.15
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 20
Provides: backport-iwlwifi-dkms (= 9858-0ubuntu6), iwlwifi-modules (= 9858-0ubuntu6), iwlwifi-prebuilt-kernel (= 9858-0ubuntu6)
Depends: linux-modules-iwlwifi-5.19.0-15-generic
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic_5.19.0.15.15_amd64.deb
Size: 2376
MD5sum: 514c8e33f98a2cc78c886db19739a58a
SHA1: a5cceafbb2798c313103df1de5feb75dda738173
SHA256: 8458ee923b447856627e9649fa59ebf0e6bfc344e76c51f188fe413004635401
SHA512: d67001569e47e68be5777c1f97e9d6ee822338b94841731ce40d1d579a40345fe0337f2f01726eb0cc15528029577c25bff291ec8224a89e776b6056deca097c
Description: Extra drivers for iwlwifi for the generic flavour
Description-md5: 4087cc976685608e39735665e27b54dc