How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install linux-headers-4.15.0-20-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-4.15.0-20-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-20-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-4.15.0-20-generic package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0-20.21~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe-edge
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12098
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-4.15.0-20, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe-edge/linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic_4.15.0-20.21~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1107338
MD5sum: dcb9e09c75f2492c812c226c83815adc
SHA1: a3e615d199450793b4c071ba79622fc0b844dc5f
SHA256: 4fef2358ade23b0c28072bf0140dfa3d319817ed76401c43b5313f84a9feac07
SHA512: ad7bca5112e5d2364c772424b65888e36051ebea0df2901652838db23d4636a7903a8857e2c3e7600783bb252853b7f22570ba71e8382a0633d526b2b1adc678
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-4.15.0-20/debian.README.gz for details.
Description-md5: 6e97cf5a93ce8a52ef3de67cc67f5439
Supported: 5y