How to Install and Uninstall extlinux Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "extlinux" package

Please follow the steps below to install extlinux on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall extlinux on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: extlinux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: syslinux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian CD Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 352
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Recommends: syslinux-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslinux/extlinux_6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 151130
MD5sum: 58a88bb44f67b3ccfec8eb6b182f1a97
SHA1: d3d10e9769181070919f066f556fd35eee01daf7
SHA256: 00852b1d07ce0469374590a2ac5a5ef0b9a4227f84a50a0f67c737b3c932b3f3
SHA512: e92b8085c6596f3748ae6b630283dc80ce803edcdd86a5761a4daf5ca912f38f3053b7a8f8506bc9ef14c40f1fc2bcbc5973e8cb2bca1a3a9fb44cf03a4b277b
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Description: collection of bootloaders (Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs bootloader)
Description-md5: 414e5877200f459574bf4120db85ccc3