How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-4.8.0-51 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-4.8.0-51" package

This is a short guide on how to install linux-headers-4.8.0-51 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-4.8.0-51" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall linux-headers-4.8.0-51 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-headers-4.8.0-51
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-headers-4.8.0-51 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-4.8.0-51
Architecture: all
Version: 4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71345
Depends: coreutils
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-hwe/linux-headers-4.8.0-51_4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 10356474
MD5sum: 8995bb1ae257026c9f02608e1113b21c
SHA1: eaaf4d9ab77ad6ec5d197484311720c493e56a1b
SHA256: 266adf402f5a68f749867206eaa95900bf9be46e5e3824f7523d0a29d29c8b6d
SHA512: 602a6f3842b8cab0c84d6ba4cd03d6d4c8a620e7ccfe3215f068d3141c42bbcbeae1467ebf56b257c1e0e2fca1b0e2f8dc5b82a36359e4844fc9314d13ccf13e
Description-en: Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.8.0
This package provides kernel header files for version 4.8.0, for sites
that want the latest kernel headers. Please read
/usr/share/doc/linux-hwe-headers-4.8.0-51/debian.README.gz for details
Description-md5: b6834c80951efe7e2b76512868969adc
Supported: 5y