How to Install and Uninstall kpartx Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the kpartx on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "kpartx" package

Please follow the guidance below to install kpartx on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kpartx package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: kpartx
Source: multipath-tools
Version: 0.9.4-3+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: dmsetup, udev, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97)
Description: create device mappings for partitions
Description-md5: f27bd840eff7aca2039cea83387ed292
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Tag: role::program
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/kpartx_0.9.4-3+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 27008
MD5sum: 1dd8469aa4c6cd8c47a452a7f061ddef
SHA256: f53bfadcd0d4a54cdca65e3e64b893e6ebe1cf1ba2e4b7a3112af66a322a755d