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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "hwdata" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install hwdata on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hwdata
Architecture: all
Version: 0.267-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Noël Köthe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Depends: usbutils, pciutils
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.267-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 22776
MD5sum: 37dc25b329dc2243c7c1c8f7df3f2b56
SHA1: 033e126ead9cf28fb11c89f1ba740b58e53c3c64
SHA256: 05d20632fdecdd2b16824ef2ae0deb663e4afa1fe81e37a01fa40bcab9c1a025
SHA512: 51470549e2c0c8f084cfb19947f6bb50ae41f9e3dbedf33ff326b611a49a64936b21a5575c6d3fdbcb231d94c057abca1a48c257edb6322f4be1dd6b61ad7e72
Homepage: http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/hwdata.git
Description-en: hardware identification / configuration data
This package contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86/xorg Cards database.
It is needed for the kudzu hardware detection.
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: hwdata
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 94
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Noël Köthe
Architecture: all
Version: 0.267-1
Depends: usbutils, pciutils
Filename: pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.267-1_all.deb
Size: 22806
MD5sum: bb8bb36b932f9a07bcd0d1d55904cd9b
SHA1: 5d46e3d763fe460fdbfb3289fc80056d7a612f31
SHA256: 20284ec5395692072022bc73ad30b240f229519ff2b19d3fa73e301f4114f2df
Description-en: hardware identification / configuration data
This package contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86/xorg Cards database.
It is needed for the kudzu hardware detection.
Description-md5: 68fe769f9882615d4fce39f3ad457428
Homepage: http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/hwdata.git
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop