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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "kexec-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kexec-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kexec-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kexec-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall kexec-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: kexec-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.20-2.1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Khalid Aziz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 290
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Breaks: kdump-tools (<< 1:1.5.9-6)
Filename: pool/main/k/kexec-tools/kexec-tools_2.0.20-2.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 80160
MD5sum: 3459272c65eebeecef328929c98326f0
SHA1: 322bb3f80eec9f580c59fe3826a7fa6cef59ef03
SHA256: 42f03575de571269450af21f37d375947456065c8bb18195a50a8c31b4a9c90e
SHA512: 353e0d8dbf99ea7d465eed6ce7d7100db394effc63f24ea59cc68866a0d573841a7c4d7c462ab49a6b472ea598ef65b9843f89eb4560f13dd67d7210c14b3c74
Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git/
Description-en: tools to support fast kexec reboots
This package provides tools to load a kernel into memory and then
"reboot" directly into that kernel using the kexec system call,
bypassing the normal boot process.
Description-md5: 8d39a422632d6a4c4a9ed06e009b2673