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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "extlinux" package

This guide let you learn how to install extlinux on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Learn how to uninstall extlinux on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: extlinux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: syslinux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian CD Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 350
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Recommends: syslinux-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslinux/extlinux_6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 142212
MD5sum: f744cf6804865c4df51de722d8fb2976
SHA1: 5b3473506e282292398b83a45a77076d2bab3373
SHA256: 2ec28527547dcf639f1b38527d4b025c9ce68bf9722add9082f417c5eb6440d1
SHA512: 495ecb4755369190473923d85e502d2a5d66b0aced66874387b0e30b8cb6e330c6c3b491c1f7e842b95dc9f352b6902ca862fa73c8605c5bb7e9c43064814adc
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Description-en: collection of bootloaders (Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs bootloader)
syslinux is a suite of bootloaders, currently supporting DOS FAT and NTFS
filesystems (SYSLINUX), Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs filesystems
(EXTLINUX), PXE network boots (PXELINUX), or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).
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This package contains the bootloader for Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs
filesystems (EXTLINUX).
Description-md5: 414e5877200f459574bf4120db85ccc3