How to Install and Uninstall kdump-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "kdump-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install kdump-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall kdump-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                kdump-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kdump-tools package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: kdump-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.6.7-4ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: makedumpfile
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Louis Bouchard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 121
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, kexec-tools (>= 1:2.0.10-2), makedumpfile, debconf, bsdmainutils, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), file, ucf, linux-base
Recommends: initramfs-tools-core
Filename: pool/main/m/makedumpfile/kdump-tools_1.6.7-4ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 24892
MD5sum: 5c35d18a196077fcbda52b48b1a182e4
SHA1: e5a7d5c8520be413c69f848f290cc2240c726a8a
SHA256: 6b11cd2573afd399963ceb912bb2a3abf03076c43427e21011c1da78fd1b2043
SHA512: 7fbc7df22ec85b5bb8bc5a7972c592ab5ba016b76e52b2b38eb8b604a97bbdd4ed8e620085577c36367c06b3353a83209360cb96207443a0832e5f4e803fea3a
Description-en: scripts and tools for automating kdump (Linux crash dumps)
kdump-tools provides an init script and a configuration script for
automating the use of kdump. It uses the makedumpfile utility to
reduce the size of the /proc/vmcore file based on user preferences.
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After installing, please see /usr/share/doc/kdump-tools/README.Debian
for information on enabling and configuring kdump.
Description-md5: e4c630411cca5f22a32a48bd81b16449

Package: kdump-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.6.7-4ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: makedumpfile
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Louis Bouchard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 121
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, kexec-tools (>= 1:2.0.10-2), makedumpfile, debconf, bsdmainutils, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), file, ucf, linux-base
Recommends: initramfs-tools-core
Filename: pool/main/m/makedumpfile/kdump-tools_1.6.7-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 24880
MD5sum: 8f03ea905c97af4f6a4e321468429ea7
SHA1: 7a60d309dca4d3fb7ca863c8251b8caec0ed2d64
SHA256: c7f1e5b118934a102b183dd915af093d588bfe1b3ca8299dc62374e762f7b040
SHA512: 2022128f0ea244d443eaa5b1f574b19000d89c5635d382e5856bebe1c0acdf4056fb52e998c71c1a39fd0bfcc2ba8a0ba555d1a7c20d5bb9e9f3f56506ff0386
Description-en: scripts and tools for automating kdump (Linux crash dumps)
kdump-tools provides an init script and a configuration script for
automating the use of kdump. It uses the makedumpfile utility to
reduce the size of the /proc/vmcore file based on user preferences.
.
After installing, please see /usr/share/doc/kdump-tools/README.Debian
for information on enabling and configuring kdump.
Description-md5: e4c630411cca5f22a32a48bd81b16449