How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-96-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-4.15.0-96-generic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-headers-4.15.0-96-generic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-headers-4.15.0-96-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-headers-4.15.0-96-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-4.15.0-96-generic package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.15.0-96-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0-96.97~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12495
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-4.15.0-96, libc6 (>= 2.14), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe/linux-headers-4.15.0-96-generic_4.15.0-96.97~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1122260
MD5sum: 10e8109ea2b30da49f8bb9333d2f815c
SHA1: f7cf0ac88bbd37a6d956af0030320ec213b6ed3d
SHA256: 980789ad6f81ca8726bf7b072cb8f6fd13e017c201c49fcc5ddffdbe32c7db6b
SHA512: 686a6314b86c132ec9787663cf32f2e95bd40265629e8c470ddd81595689ac2947c4e234dbe0e6f7453496bff7bbf74584b3772efc860ef1c87fe43a6acdf49d
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-4.15.0-96/debian.README.gz for details.
Description-md5: 22920c539ca07ad0d408894a6b7c6dba
Supported: 5y