How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.8.0-49-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-4.8.0-49-generic" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install linux-headers-4.8.0-49-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-4.8.0-49-generic" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-headers-4.8.0-49-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-4.8.0-49-generic package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.8.0-49-generic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7547
Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-3.0
Depends: linux-headers-4.8.0-49, libc6 (>= 2.14), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe/linux-headers-4.8.0-49-generic_4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 813112
MD5sum: e37df50972439855db22cb1a59b49a5b
SHA1: 0acfa13e7de4b9c0a9486363d54442d1c11854af
SHA256: 96c7b647e548aa2354ecd7aa43f4e8a7166b0473ee3a78ca58f3f94e3ec234a3
SHA512: 9af336f7893d2616f6ad57f3e94b1c8b171f3039286bc13c706bd5d57d7d1ab2d2f00d69427842aaea90b45b7933f4d203cbeb05aedd5c51d99e6fae0f370d45
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-4.8.0-49/debian.README.gz for details.
Description-md5: 09b0924991e7b66fa390370cb38f5277
Supported: 5y