How to Install and Uninstall extlinux Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "extlinux" package

Learn how to install extlinux on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                extlinux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "extlinux" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall extlinux on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                extlinux
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the extlinux package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: extlinux
Source: syslinux
Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-1
Installed-Size: 345
Maintainer: Debian CD Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Recommends: syslinux-common
Description: collection of bootloaders (Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs bootloader)
Description-md5: 414e5877200f459574bf4120db85ccc3
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Tag: admin::boot, implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program,
scope::utility
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/syslinux/extlinux_6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 191956
MD5sum: ed2792962768d34589c4b6e22a251deb
SHA256: 9f4eaf954f322557488cf761dee163d80b6123ddb89e525fc829260c3dd25e32