How to Install and Uninstall multipath-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "multipath-tools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install multipath-tools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall multipath-tools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                multipath-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the multipath-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: multipath-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1176
Depends: libaio1 (>= 0.3.106-8), libc6 (>= 2.29), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.98), libjson-c4 (>= 0.13.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsystemd0, libudev1 (>= 183), liburcu6 (>= 0.11.1), udev (>> 136-1), kpartx (>= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), sg3-utils-udev
Suggests: multipath-tools-boot
Breaks: multipath-tools-boot (<= 0.4.8+git0.761c66f-2~), multipath-tools-initramfs (<= 1.0.1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 289320
MD5sum: 48fde91bdb800509c2032b3c4b12f112
SHA1: 04bb92e24ed583523550ba292340bb8e4cc68632
SHA256: a5e7c8122261bb9b2c51503938cd070e3024e8b8be27d6584e809cba8a827e15
SHA512: 757b364522845d234cb3d5db762fffbba61a59bf5e12a1454a92d70beba0a44a296690e80b3adb5103a159d677311b6f1cb7324fc0c9187f8d75f09317b2700b
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: maintain multipath block device access
Description-md5: d2b50f6d45021a3e6697180f992bb365
Task: server, cloud-image

Package: multipath-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1179
Depends: libaio1 (>= 0.3.106-8), libc6 (>= 2.29), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libjson-c4 (>= 0.13.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsystemd0, libudev1 (>= 183), liburcu6 (>= 0.11.1), udev (>> 136-1), kpartx (>= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), sg3-utils-udev
Suggests: multipath-tools-boot
Breaks: multipath-tools-boot (<= 0.4.8+git0.761c66f-2~), multipath-tools-initramfs (<= 1.0.1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 290168
MD5sum: 0b9df468cafab8c8e48eedc84127d27c
SHA1: c035b6cb7b6436a59de696256d6a757a3bc395d2
SHA256: fdc21169ad7a54d324b992dd20e5ff68d7f27267b01299270424928104208493
SHA512: 77b165061fbb4e0beb2eefe41f6ee513a5757e008ff9661976c2a823088f5aa6948086455785bbb31b5014ff1508dd95409570941d4cf6371cbe025f9a23b0ca
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: maintain multipath block device access
Description-md5: d2b50f6d45021a3e6697180f992bb365
Task: server, cloud-image

Package: multipath-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1177
Depends: libaio1 (>= 0.3.106-8), libc6 (>= 2.29), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libjson-c4 (>= 0.13.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libsystemd0, libudev1 (>= 183), liburcu6 (>= 0.11.1), udev (>> 136-1), kpartx (>= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), sg3-utils-udev
Suggests: multipath-tools-boot
Breaks: multipath-tools-boot (<= 0.4.8+git0.761c66f-2~), multipath-tools-initramfs (<= 1.0.1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.3-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 289948
MD5sum: ddbeee4e442bdfe807cccb3ce524c231
SHA1: f19e70a352e4997d65af5792449b90abe5111555
SHA256: 24e9fab0c65bce2fb517831b5d1c3b0c148cfa5abf054067d85ce351ebd93884
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: maintain multipath block device access
Description-md5: d2b50f6d45021a3e6697180f992bb365
Task: server, cloud-image