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

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04

2. Uninstall "linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.15.0.142.137
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Source: linux-meta-hwe
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12
Depends: linux-headers-generic-hwe-16.04 (= 4.15.0.142.137)
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-meta-hwe/linux-headers-virtual-hwe-16.04_4.15.0.142.137_amd64.deb
Size: 1782
MD5sum: 020684a0d706b0ebfeed3fb80d68ea27
SHA1: 9d7db20d5181477e5611609499c821b9eafeb238
SHA256: 96b0dc9f80e5259298dcfa3b782bae573eacd63384a067d890334e3fecbc81a2
SHA512: 367fbe969c12cca67b331e62afe3dc3df71f91b742181d7dec9864a6959b4a0d21309989617e5a7c493cbf038f5da93cd63ada2d3b61fd0ff16f51050eb29b77
Description-en: Virtual Linux kernel headers
This package will always depend on linux-headers-generic.
Description-md5: 8b6e69f9b77aba672a89fe0ef9041d27
Supported: 5y