How to Install and Uninstall wireguard-dkms Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "wireguard-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to install wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


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

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