How to Install and Uninstall bootcd Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "bootcd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bootcd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "bootcd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bootcd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bootcd package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: bootcd
Architecture: all
Version: 6.01.03
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Schumacher
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 301
Depends: genisoimage, xorriso, cpio, file, dosfstools, syslinux, syslinux-common, initramfs-tools, busybox | busybox-static | busybox-cvs | busybox-cvs-static, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), isolinux, fdisk | util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~), e2fsprogs, shellia (>= 5.5.1), grub-efi-amd64-bin
Recommends: wodim
Suggests: ssh, discover | discover1, elilo, aufs-tools
Conflicts: bootcd-backup, bootcd-i386, bootcd-ia64, bootcd-mkinitramfs
Filename: pool/universe/b/bootcd/bootcd_6.01.03_all.deb
Size: 72740
MD5sum: 5d74afe1bcc51e2acb5c7e2bd162cac9
SHA1: a34589d02b86aa2b154949b769982ae6585ebcfb
SHA256: a3042f478feb76631adcdf22d248e481ea516a3927da1a076c1ed4c442d2a36c
SHA512: 53ee77aeb2cb10aa02b8c7ff1f34a5285e1619c0d7f9f2a3bf8f6e442e3bfc33a82d6efa8de05aa302b23e199f249ade562a4241c146b6c375e0659eccbb5fb6
Description-en: bootcd tools can copy a running or mounted Debian system.
Different boot configuration are supportet (efi, old bios, secure boot).
bootcdwrite creates an ISO life-cd file called bootcd using an overlayfs.
bootcdflopcp writes changes from overlayfs to floppy disk, when running from bootcd.
bootcd2disk writes bootable disks (with or without lvm, ext2, ext3, ext4, vfat, swap).
Description-md5: c11b117611c2ea47e742119e6f9df8d2