How to Install and Uninstall ethtool Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Last updated: November 22,2024
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
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