How to Install and Uninstall extlinux Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "extlinux" package

This guide let you learn how to install extlinux on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall extlinux on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: extlinux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:6.03+dfsg1-2
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: 292
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Recommends: syslinux-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslinux/extlinux_6.03+dfsg1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 131416
MD5sum: 0a9fdc7f8310506f4d28d746d77487aa
SHA1: 91042af3fb67235ad2057943782d99d21be193bf
SHA256: 7ecd542acc1faf7d55aff006593a69205e53ccf69b593495b6c304c0202a706b
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Description: collection of bootloaders (Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs bootloader)
Description-md5: 414e5877200f459574bf4120db85ccc3