How to Install and Uninstall r8168-dkms Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "r8168-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to install r8168-dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                r8168-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "r8168-dkms" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall r8168-dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                r8168-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r8168-dkms package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: r8168-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 8.051.02-3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: r8168
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Beckmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1402
Depends: dkms (>= 3.0.3-4~)
Filename: pool/universe/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.051.02-3_all.deb
Size: 110082
MD5sum: 4a58558e09ce599ebcde6d5127214e05
SHA1: 575c09cdac113b7b566631f713c6d86c5606f369
SHA256: 5c1a8cad903a64534209a48207d8dda7b02a86469f09572d8131d9130ad687d3
SHA512: b67fd5e52ee41fd07054d32180ab7e9e6aef772160eb7eea658b7a42e280b0955cd866165667fa7e7ec5c9494c0228def84f690f909523e191e6c520eb29a1cb
Homepage: https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-pci-express-software
Description: dkms source for the r8168 network driver
Description-md5: ea4eb4357121095634991f1b704f2d96