How to Install and Uninstall ethtool Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "ethtool" package

This tutorial shows how to install ethtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ethtool
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ethtool" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ethtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ethtool
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 311
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.5-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/e/ethtool/ethtool_4.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 97500
MD5sum: a7ab3add30a4f04ff15e2bbd9cfced81
SHA1: d1c030ab8b9726b1e59776620ac1602b23836042
SHA256: 1a0342b4a2b55a59707b5eb351b85c4abe41569dca4586075d8928e2719de924
Description-en: display or change Ethernet device settings
ethtool can be used to query and change settings such as speed, auto-
negotiation and checksum offload on many network devices, especially
Ethernet devices.
Description-md5: 23bc6b45146ecc72a42d24b5993d6004
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop