How To Install hwdata on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hwdata on Ubuntu.
What is hwdata
hwdata is:
This package contains various hardware identification and configuration data, such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86/xorg Cards database. It is needed for the kudzu hardware detection.
There are three methods to install hwdata on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hwdata Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hwdata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hwdata
Install hwdata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hwdata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hwdata
Install hwdata Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hwdata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hwdata
How To Uninstall hwdata on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the hwdata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hwdata
Uninstall hwdata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hwdata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hwdata
Remove hwdata Configurations and Data
To remove hwdata configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hwdata
Remove hwdata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hwdata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hwdata
Dependencies
hwdata have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hwdata package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.