How to Install and Uninstall hwdata Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

This tutorial shows how to install hwdata on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.374-1
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: 77
Depends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.374-1_all.deb
Size: 28938
MD5sum: f659d22590980a7ddc844cc797b708c2
SHA1: a45c6bb15eb39733ceb13890cf6b3f8485a68e13
SHA256: b0ba5b923130d155834bb927ab6c54535baf518e6dc365470a37ca9c4dfe9953
SHA512: 87aacbe12a5b9f028c4559aa3e1dbc60cda05f26321f665cdff3be397f0eba4ba2e1cb988ed14e4cd3283bea319579b5086608a8ef96e18918aff6e4745eee83
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-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi