How to Install and Uninstall rfkill Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "rfkill" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install rfkill on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rfkill
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rfkill" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall rfkill on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rfkill
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rfkill package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rfkill
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5-1ubuntu3.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Darren Salt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 33
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), systemd (>= 215-5ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/r/rfkill/rfkill_0.5-1ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 8530
MD5sum: 2fc3f8020bfa23784cb0893069190ad4
SHA1: 103b088e3389c2c94e2fe952d836e90506a0d2af
SHA256: e9600d22b8ed6e3fec41a52372a2e03c4c7f5c9de5c0c908259720d2f3c3dc75
SHA512: 0e4a59ac5d468dd7c8965859046bba1338abcbe3bf0d45984ee17e64e0383103be3090b42b671297315ca179eabb9de5561c72a45f7ed03d061b416fe1a0ef52
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/rfkill
Description-en: tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
rfkill is a simple tool for accessing the Linux rfkill device interface,
which is used to enable and disable wireless networking devices, typically
WLAN, Bluetooth and mobile broadband.
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rfkill uses /dev/rfkill, which is present in Linux kernel 2.6.31 and later.
Description-md5: 48e9b79e886753d4ba57709f7daac2b1
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: rfkill
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Darren Salt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5-1ubuntu3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), systemd (>= 215-5ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/r/rfkill/rfkill_0.5-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 8612
MD5sum: d1809d5edfbff39923c834196b081d03
SHA1: 5f77691049eb6248e96d22e45ffe4ef43bbfb509
SHA256: 919006f573acc8d02769d0ca7b1a8ccfe1771d38b4cac5996e7a8d42a85e62ee
Description-en: tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
rfkill is a simple tool for accessing the Linux rfkill device interface,
which is used to enable and disable wireless networking devices, typically
WLAN, Bluetooth and mobile broadband.
.
rfkill uses /dev/rfkill, which is present in Linux kernel 2.6.31 and later.
Description-md5: 48e9b79e886753d4ba57709f7daac2b1
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/rfkill
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop