How to Install and Uninstall dh-modaliases Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "dh-modaliases" package

Learn how to install dh-modaliases on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dh-modaliases
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dh-modaliases" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dh-modaliases on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: dh-modaliases
Architecture: all
Version: 1:0.4.17.7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: ubuntu-drivers-common
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 41
Depends: perl
Enhances: debhelper
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/dh-modaliases_0.4.17.7_all.deb
Size: 8372
MD5sum: d0b048ef1196873466de691df8736240
SHA1: b42dcaf7b01ce65676cb2f28ae6c484ffb16cc92
SHA256: e8f5fc59f22547a582445c312526b41bebb1ee228882f8f1c7db61c42996f4eb
SHA512: eee2f9d022184b25397beaa61dc7f35b5d84b2b02f3993b3e08613a7edf98c7fcad54511427fd3cd8f3cbd031f26b008b41efc7ab2058d11dbba09fda8f63b3e
Description-en: debhelper extension for scanning kernel module aliases
dh_modaliases is useful for packages that ship third-party kernel modules,
either in binary form, or as sources (with e. g. DKMS). It extracts the
modules' modaliases from either the compile .ko files themselves (for packages
which ship them in compiled form, using modinfo), or from a package file
debian/packagename.modaliases.
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This enables software which is looking for missing driver packages (such as
Jockey or the operating system installer) to identify which package(s) will
provide a driver for a piece of hardware, identified by its modalias.
Description-md5: 1a811f1261ebf8d94f48be93de246b96

Package: dh-modaliases
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 40
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: all
Source: ubuntu-drivers-common
Version: 1:0.4.17
Depends: perl
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/dh-modaliases_0.4.17_all.deb
Size: 8218
MD5sum: 100465a1b55c85187a8ac503d46e0f79
SHA1: 5c6142d04d676e51adca770b36e8c929272ab794
SHA256: 5b9518581778480791e31edbad3178daac4a13ba88a1e16f3f3d922996f63f49
Description-en: debhelper extension for scanning kernel module aliases
dh_modaliases is useful for packages that ship third-party kernel modules,
either in binary form, or as sources (with e. g. DKMS). It extracts the
modules' modaliases from either the compile .ko files themselves (for packages
which ship them in compiled form, using modinfo), or from a package file
debian/packagename.modaliases.
.
This enables software which is looking for missing driver packages (such as
Jockey or the operating system installer) to identify which package(s) will
provide a driver for a piece of hardware, identified by its modalias.
Description-md5: 1a811f1261ebf8d94f48be93de246b96
Enhances: debhelper
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu