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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-gke" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-headers-gke 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-gke" package

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

Package: linux-headers-gke
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0.1098.99
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: linux-meta-gcp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12
Depends: linux-headers-4.15.0-1098-gcp
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta-gcp/linux-headers-gke_4.15.0.1098.99_amd64.deb
Size: 2334
MD5sum: 6a18345b1c5d7fe657da3a1d18104a33
SHA1: 3ef0b8689194526cd977f907f91bd9c7b04fbc70
SHA256: e0b4379b3480fb5bc2973023b95bde1ecee818802dba6d8e845bb7cb95834087
SHA512: c7136ffc0850a05338f2f60e5a2d220e5dd1d717c63bcd8abfe8bbd8172e6e0c13f0cf22c92ba8d11127483c62a12bb133c9ce1042f6c4988145139aebc5915d
Description-en: Google Container Engine (GKE) Linux kernel headers
This package will always depend on the latest Google Container Engine (GKE)
kernel headers available.
Description-md5: 9cfa072fb01881a41ab30aa1699e0970
Supported: 5y