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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "linux-wlan-ng" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install linux-wlan-ng on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-wlan-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-wlan-ng" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall linux-wlan-ng 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-wlan-ng package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linux-wlan-ng
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 471
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.9+dfsg-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), wireless-tools, udev (>= 0.140-1)
Recommends: linux-wlan-ng-doc
Conflicts: linux-wlan-ng-0.1.15-modules, linux-wlan-ng-modules
Filename: pool/universe/l/linux-wlan-ng/linux-wlan-ng_0.2.9+dfsg-5_amd64.deb
Size: 78684
MD5sum: c63a9eb9a3272413ef5c8dbd4fdc65a0
SHA1: 7a14f021c4e7bb165455d850e110fac36f5323d0
SHA256: 046c9174301d10f8148f1a8aad6461f9767c3b8272b39db9033915ca67b75569
Description-en: utilities for wireless prism2 cards
linux-wlan-ng is a set of drivers and utilities that is intended to
provide the full range of IEEE 802.11 MAC management capabilities for use
in user-mode utilities and scripts. The package currently supports the
Intersil 802.11b Prism2, Prism2.5, and Prism3 reference designs for
PCMCIA, PCI, and USB. Additionally, the package includes support for the
PLX9052 based PCI to PCMCIA adapter with a few different PCMCIA cards.
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Please note that you probably do not need this package: The prism2_usb
driver is included in the default kernel packages since 2.6.31.
If you need firmware loading for your prism2_usb device, please just
install the prism2-usb-firmware-installer package.
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This package ships legacy utilities and scripts for advanced
configuration and user-space firmware downloading (support for
non-USB devices).
Description-md5: e66774d600b1f0c55dbfd4984d47f146
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: lubuntu-live