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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "wireless-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install wireless-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall wireless-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: wireless-tools
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 328
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guus Sliepen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 30~pre9-8ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libiw30 (>= 30~pre1)
Filename: pool/main/w/wireless-tools/wireless-tools_30~pre9-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 117946
MD5sum: 891cdb7a4c0c9f187b9410ee276dca5f
SHA1: b404ab5136297de86db74e59e2d586f8991d6b95
SHA256: 06a1000a5384c414c5a837a15759d7aa468346b02e98a83ac4869bd90d46008d
Description-en: Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions
This package contains the Wireless tools, used to manipulate
the Linux Wireless Extensions. The Wireless Extension is an interface
allowing you to set Wireless LAN specific parameters and get the
specific stats.
Description-md5: 34c7dc532552aa22b7a3e5860d0000e7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
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