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

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "kpartx" package

Learn how to install kpartx on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall kpartx on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: kpartx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.4-2ubuntu3.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: multipath-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 94
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), udev (>> 136-1), dmsetup (>= 2:1.02.24)
Replaces: multipath-tools (<< 0.4.7-3)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/kpartx_0.7.4-2ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 27764
MD5sum: 3933932395ad233707977798fb774170
SHA1: 4d25817efe4d2eb7a07b508ce990e6ce22b3fe23
SHA256: 13559a964c62c9ea45213d31a061bcbf0aff373461d40d55f63e3ac98784cc5c
SHA512: 17073b3245b66c066e778018961719c4b13a9011c2be5c54a3ad3eda91b9fa6748659e56cc4a634807d458ce759d567dc1005d2ca6c81a6dc605998f38171a63
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: create device mappings for partitions
Description-md5: 5edc0d8999e24d591b49f95449a8741f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y

Package: kpartx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.4-2ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: multipath-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 94
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), udev (>> 136-1), dmsetup (>= 2:1.02.24)
Replaces: multipath-tools (<< 0.4.7-3)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/kpartx_0.7.4-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 27716
MD5sum: 2d271ec08c4ca552985aea75af749227
SHA1: a2d3721297f6f6c23a564991f57cc003ac71e220
SHA256: 762d57d58d21cae53e1790ba12a342bc78f7140ad3442457af5afb99626ad8c8
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: create device mappings for partitions
Description-md5: 5edc0d8999e24d591b49f95449a8741f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y