How to Install and Uninstall kdump-tools Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "kdump-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kdump-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kdump-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall kdump-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                kdump-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kdump-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: kdump-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.6.5-1ubuntu1~18.04.7
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: makedumpfile
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Louis Bouchard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 112
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, kexec-tools (>= 1:2.0.10-2), makedumpfile, debconf, bsdmainutils, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), file, ucf, linux-base
Recommends: initramfs-tools-core
Filename: pool/main/m/makedumpfile/kdump-tools_1.6.5-1ubuntu1~18.04.7_amd64.deb
Size: 23624
MD5sum: 1501f0695456dfe59a46c35a2f1aedac
SHA1: 92be01b391d53e90321c571eedd0704d91a9d9a3
SHA256: 41eb713a614c684232d6cd7a591dfc84bd96eab8f739b92db9d35e62f0e91b52
SHA512: 1cd5976283c0215d32fa6241bca881c78ccb76ab88de5a95a1481da38e99b37ebdaac3838b40ea8a1293f5b6ae2d6dfed524f91526a054e2816086fcacb65692
Description: scripts and tools for automating kdump (Linux crash dumps)
Description-md5: e4c630411cca5f22a32a48bd81b16449
Supported: 5y

Package: kdump-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.6.3-2
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: makedumpfile
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Louis Bouchard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 104
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, kexec-tools (>= 1:2.0.10-2), makedumpfile, debconf, bsdmainutils, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), file, ucf
Recommends: initramfs-tools-core
Filename: pool/main/m/makedumpfile/kdump-tools_1.6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 22704
MD5sum: 99c5a66b14d156c056e79eb65d5cb09f
SHA1: 9738425dba4f78e86232be70314f7db814753f2a
SHA256: 7744ac47be1272288f853079fd24987ad336574971af5fd57089c4d23aa079a6
Description: scripts and tools for automating kdump (Linux crash dumps)
Description-md5: e4c630411cca5f22a32a48bd81b16449
Supported: 5y