How to Install and Uninstall wireguard-dkms Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 29,2024

1. Install "wireguard-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install wireguard-dkms

2. Uninstall "wireguard-dkms" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall wireguard-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove wireguard-dkms $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the wireguard-dkms package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: wireguard-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.20201112-1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: wireguard-linux-compat
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1720
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), perl
Recommends: wireguard (>= 0.0.20191219), wireguard-tools (>= 0.0.20191219)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard-linux-compat/wireguard-dkms_1.0.20201112-1~16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 251174
MD5sum: 56b6cdda2daeba7d1032595b4b54266f
SHA1: 1cd748ea865ae14015786788027596461102c273
SHA256: fa03e73b940ee31cde7804159c813877779bfa99aeef566dcd163e650f82414f
SHA512: 3dbbdcb2217f8c397c3ca157eea450a00da5888d5ae860448842cd06533214cbf91a1a3b3098550cbb5ad17f20f2de3386e8e52d4faa399ba144ff98ab2c2a50
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description-en: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (DKMS version)
WireGuard is a novel VPN that runs inside the Linux Kernel and uses
state-of-the-art cryptography (the "Noise" protocol). It aims to be
faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding
the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant
than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for
running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for
many different circumstances. It runs over UDP.
.
This package uses DKMS to automatically build the wireguard kernel
module.
Description-md5: 5fe9aeace9ae485b87e21f6a2a784845