How To Install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws is Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws`

linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws is:

This package contains the Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on
64 bit x86 SMP.

Supports AWS processors.

Geared toward Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems.

You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install
the linux-modules-extra-aws meta-package, which will ensure that upgrades
work correctly, and that supporting packages are also installed.

There are three methods to install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

Install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

Install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws 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 linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

How To Uninstall linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

Uninstall linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

Remove linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws Configurations and Data

To remove linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

Remove linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-1020-aws package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.