How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.8.0-42-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-4.8.0-42-generic" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install linux-headers-4.8.0-42-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-4.8.0-42-generic" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall linux-headers-4.8.0-42-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-4.8.0-42-generic package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.8.0-42-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.0-42.45~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7541
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-4.8.0-42, libc6 (>= 2.14), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe/linux-headers-4.8.0-42-generic_4.8.0-42.45~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 825856
MD5sum: aece4db9dfdc92f81ef5ea8fb7df382f
SHA1: 8e6bc8d7098cb8b6f9303acce56864e2278f5173
SHA256: b7c122fe44e20359af560cfd92aadd1c02ed46e38e99b4853912f89dc7fb6849
SHA512: 8e971ca0beacd4f29337ac8c941a1f10a356dce4fbd1280996c1f8ee7ebf15c89bce336efb72c55232de18d2e36da83a27e6c1c4cc1b00a8ce6c02c3ffa79da7
Description-en: Linux kernel headers for version 4.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
This package provides kernel header files for version 4.8.0 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-4.8.0-42/debian.README.gz for details.
Description-md5: fca0e8db8fb2282d675e4c6f24fd69b6
Supported: 5y