Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-extra-gke on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is linux-modules-extra-gke
linux-modules-extra-gke is:
This package will always depend on the latest Google Container Engine (GKE)
extra modules package available.
There are three methods to install linux-modules-extra-gke 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-gke 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-gke using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-modules-extra-gke
Install linux-modules-extra-gke Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-modules-extra-gke using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-modules-extra-gke
Install linux-modules-extra-gke 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-gke using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-modules-extra-gke
How To Uninstall linux-modules-extra-gke on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the linux-modules-extra-gke package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-modules-extra-gke
Uninstall linux-modules-extra-gke And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-modules-extra-gke 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-gke
Remove linux-modules-extra-gke Configurations and Data
To remove linux-modules-extra-gke configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-modules-extra-gke
Remove linux-modules-extra-gke configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-modules-extra-gke configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-modules-extra-gke
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-modules-extra-gke package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
