How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0-117.118~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12575
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-4.15.0-117, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe/linux-headers-4.15.0-117-generic_4.15.0-117.118~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1101290
MD5sum: f2ef113434261489d892b6733664253a
SHA1: ceb115df2ee0fc4fd8324237c892e2b5c496e008
SHA256: f4d9be7bfcfdc30ff938326b851365cd2bb349bc8a9853b0a22849ff9d0676b8
SHA512: c1347e93bcbbdfe06a5bb419be1011041439665134c42c0d26f85f44351d9461a53c8ae43bb77aaaf3dbd13efc93c416f4940598aa03545a6066e9d8d7ae7b29
Description-en: Linux kernel headers for version 4.15.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
This package provides kernel header files for version 4.15.0 on
64 bit x86 SMP.
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This is for sites that want the latest kernel headers. Please read
/usr/share/doc/linux-headers-4.15.0-117/debian.README.gz for details.
Description-md5: b1706bad2cf7bcaa9651d45cd31758a0
Supported: 5y