How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: October 07,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic" package

Please follow the steps below to install linux-headers-4.4.0-79-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-4.4.0-79-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-headers-4.4.0-79-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-4.4.0-79-generic package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.4.0-79.100
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7214
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-4.4.0-79, libc6 (>= 2.14), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic_4.4.0-79.100_amd64.deb
Size: 787204
MD5sum: 2fb3f4d5c5b296b2c4c7e40d68dd70d9
SHA1: 912a7bed4f5ed27514dffd6b2cdfffdfb4574c85
SHA256: 09c07ce62992eed38b37711274ed17c32ef2fe966d436de883a72262eb539310
SHA512: 509b623b4e37fd2db486c3db21b5c4a807a4ec9e625b59787b4890e6c44e31b13d59554f83605abeb80e0b9adea61240975da73825a04430cdf3f833b600346b
Description-en: Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
This package provides kernel header files for version 4.4.0 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-4.4.0-79/debian.README.gz for details.
Description-md5: b49c5b48856171b57c539555b1e0c0bf
Supported: 5y