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

Last updated: December 21,2024

1. Install "wireguard-tools" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireguard-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireguard-tools" package

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


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

Package: wireguard-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.20200513-1~16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireguard
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 257
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: nftables | iptables, wireguard-modules (>= 0.0.20171001) | wireguard-dkms (>= 0.0.20191219)
Suggests: openresolv | resolvconf
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200513-1~16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 89262
MD5sum: f0ffe37a41e0e1aa33a2bd9ae5175151
SHA1: 1897de6f4a5c1b5ffd977c78d0d380b9a6a00973
SHA256: 235b178424c108e38aa30940ab72b0f2122911df9e1d6c244b9fb0d82903fac0
SHA512: 3fc8c465ad97f5737177cfc662935543265e2489407df34ef76fba9fc77a1a18a7c5ab97ce02daa1c30a5530f3332b3f02f6d1ce7da0d7646986d2e4bd4c4d06
Homepage: https://www.wireguard.com
Description-en: fast, modern, secure kernel VPN tunnel (userland utilities)
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.
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This package contains command-line tools to interact with the
WireGuard kernel module. Currently, it provides only a single tool:
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wg: set and retrieve configuration of WireGuard interfaces
Description-md5: a758c2cb66a089ccfb3c6f0639ffeb3c