Complete Guide: Installing kernel-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "kernel-common" package

Learn how to install kernel-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kernel-common" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kernel-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: kernel-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Installed-Size: 181
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava
Architecture: all
Source: kernel-package
Version: 13.018
Replaces: kernel-package (<= 13.008)
Depends: ucf
Suggests: kernel-package
Filename: pool/universe/k/kernel-package/kernel-common_13.018_all.deb
Size: 24620
MD5sum: bfb9b6fa0f1d531b915576f868b3e6df
SHA1: 9cc62cba1bde31b56705356a3369ac6812533a54
SHA256: 7312e4160a47c914cd730a282b522b89a3b17b3ee71443109fa961829abd9966
Description-en: common elements for generated kernel packages
This package provides the common elements that are useful for the
package generated by kernel-package, but which may be installed on
machines that kernel-package is not itself installed on, for instance,
manual pages pertaining to the kernel image packages
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It also contains example scripts that may be use when installed in
/etc/kernel/*.d directories, to take action when the kernel image or
header packages are installed.
Description-md5: 1edef8d341bac5fea37520baf7fd03b9
Enhances: kernel-package, linux-image
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu