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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "kpartx" package

Learn how to install kpartx on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kpartx on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: kpartx
Source: multipath-tools
Version: 0.7.9-3+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 89
Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: multipath-tools (<< 0.4.7-3)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), udev (>> 136-1), dmsetup (>= 2:1.02.24)
Description: create device mappings for partitions
Description-md5: 5edc0d8999e24d591b49f95449a8741f
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Tag: role::program
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/kpartx_0.7.9-3+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 38604
MD5sum: e844e1ef3988abff8992f202cd54c451
SHA256: 65ec36cdb3eefe6e5364796f6c372734f32e6f586e2867a8060d48b6b0c143cf