How to Install and Uninstall backfire-dkms Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "backfire-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to install backfire-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall backfire-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                backfire-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the backfire-dkms package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: backfire-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 0.93-1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Source: rt-tests
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Kleine-König
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 23
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Replaces: rt-tests (<= 0.66-2)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rt-tests/backfire-dkms_0.93-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 5722
MD5sum: 1eed1a54905d065511755febdecdf1f1
SHA1: ceeecd9463c68d8fb85bf42d008b97ab328f0783
SHA256: 03676a7c81d8b40ccb93e0d7bf56742f4c7ef1c3a81492dc5bcaecf5925ce571
SHA512: 3c52284b9f4b0421ba77055bf69bfe4d3c540c91bbd99175cd87c7b7ddc721ce7d0ecc8a73a39602bcb148e9e2fa8c37b0a2599bfe710c6a48b73a66f678801b
Description-en: kernel module for signal benchmarking (DKMS)
backfire is a driver used by sendme(8) (contained in the rt-tests package) to
benchmark kernel to userspace signal generation.
Description-md5: b75de8e46a0010028a9f425952e39f4d

Package: backfire-dkms
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 23
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Kleine-König
Architecture: all
Source: rt-tests
Version: 0.93-1ubuntu1
Replaces: rt-tests (<= 0.66-2)
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rt-tests/backfire-dkms_0.93-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 5664
MD5sum: 815c7a2df8d60b7a953dc53c18d04cb6
SHA1: 05121a8aaf4d68f22e4de4d64ecaeeca77b4ea28
SHA256: 88edece7426c278c1180591e5255b58fae30c649a88bd70ac086ad8c2d9cb760
Description-en: kernel module for signal benchmarking (DKMS)
backfire is a driver used by sendme(8) (contained in the rt-tests package) to
benchmark kernel to userspace signal generation.
Description-md5: b75de8e46a0010028a9f425952e39f4d
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu