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

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "multipath-tools-boot" package

This guide let you learn how to install multipath-tools-boot on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: multipath-tools-boot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: multipath-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 63
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, initramfs-tools | linux-initramfs-tool, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), multipath-tools (>= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3), multipath-tools (<< 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3.1~), kpartx-boot (= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3)
Breaks: multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-6), multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Replaces: multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-6), multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-boot_0.8.3-1ubuntu2.3_all.deb
Size: 7512
MD5sum: e5d6ccca020cba328c11caee25883b80
SHA1: 6728b72415eec9961c1efd9d88c2ec94f48401f7
SHA256: 1a156d73f7bdd83176dd6efc7cbfd294d6deb414c35477a3aee288d1d120b85c
SHA512: 8099ef3a6f32179307e0be71c6028db1d19ea00701620fe193388b637892b8a53b268ef48c5cdad544d46f89383f920d8d0cf85b2338fd989f3e5957af642f75
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: Support booting from multipath devices
Description-md5: 24b848655cff6a3dd257c2afda6cf91f

Package: multipath-tools-boot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: multipath-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, initramfs-tools | linux-initramfs-tool, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), multipath-tools (>= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1), multipath-tools (<< 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1.1~), kpartx-boot (= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1)
Breaks: multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-6), multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Replaces: multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-6), multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-boot_0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1_all.deb
Size: 8104
MD5sum: fae5815a47ab51ba9f073b4278ab232f
SHA1: 73121559af2951cafa9b44c1ed0cf18abce768de
SHA256: 6b581fa42bb8a84370794457b796d3ab8e7a59447d0b8959115c927ccf32d49a
SHA512: 2cd16bfa28d2900eb061104894ac37b464fde6524d531346e5c06ab303ebc906ab1521f1749aa7c21f11272b7982bfe99d4a460d0d8188b399e114a7dfdbd79a
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: Support booting from multipath devices
Description-md5: 24b848655cff6a3dd257c2afda6cf91f

Package: multipath-tools-boot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: multipath-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DM Multipath Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, initramfs-tools | linux-initramfs-tool, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), multipath-tools (>= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2), multipath-tools (<< 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1~), kpartx-boot (= 0.8.3-1ubuntu2)
Breaks: multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-6), multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Replaces: multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-6), multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-boot_0.8.3-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 8112
MD5sum: 8afdbbcbe4f8c637243d9d3b21336781
SHA1: c1cfac5b47852b684bfb976f273a256218493163
SHA256: 6ef8834907bd7d862bbbe613b8e0a4b53d17d6e6a4dd89b47e6c9b763b17fb60
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description: Support booting from multipath devices
Description-md5: 24b848655cff6a3dd257c2afda6cf91f