How to Install and Uninstall kpartx-boot Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kpartx-boot" package

This tutorial shows how to install kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kpartx-boot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kpartx-boot" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: kpartx-boot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.4-4ubuntu2
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: 40
Depends: initramfs-tools, kpartx (>= 0.8.4-4ubuntu2), kpartx (<< 0.8.4-4ubuntu2.1~)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/kpartx-boot_0.8.4-4ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 6240
MD5sum: 0d16f474314ebb1acfef7a26f8ca35cc
SHA1: a2b07ed35859d5f8f79bbd78421f167a1cd575b2
SHA256: 0995b8894bb29cfcc196bf0eb3a6d25c522e21ac35fe3480ea9e9d4acfe99a4d
SHA512: 456e1ce27b6fcfcb7597067cf7407311182cd3a8d31652caa6bbe5e8158044e6bbce2f63fff0f3c3bb0e3f17681a98802d40f2a315d24454baf261cd6ac500bf
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description-en: Provides kpartx during boot
This package makes kpartx available during boot to activate partitions
Description-md5: 7e8d6d2d84c83cf99042105730d733a4
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live