How to Install and Uninstall dell-recovery Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "dell-recovery" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dell-recovery on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dell-recovery
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dell-recovery" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dell-recovery on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dell-recovery
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dell-recovery package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dell-recovery
Architecture: all
Version: 1.66
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Mario Limonciello
Original-Maintainer: Mario Limonciello
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1830
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.6~), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, dmidecode, dpkg-repack, fonts-dejavu-core, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, lzma | xz-utils (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614-1) | xz-lzma, policykit-1, python3-apt, python3-dbus, python3-debian, python3-gi, udisks2, uuid-runtime
Recommends: cryptsetup, cryptsetup-bin, dvd+rw-tools, isolinux, lsb-release, lvm2, mokutil, mdadm (>> 4.1~rc1-2), parted, python3-progressbar, fonts-dejavu, usb-creator-gtk, wodim, xorriso
Suggests: grub-pc
Conflicts: dell-oobe
Replaces: dell-artwork, dell-oobe
Enhances: oem-config-gtk, ubiquity-frontend-gtk
Filename: pool/universe/d/dell-recovery/dell-recovery_1.66_all.deb
Size: 959636
MD5sum: 3e7e7a7a598c8eb9b059a7c086ac2721
SHA1: ffe4c6d865d5e930e665a5a7d63bf530fb3184cb
SHA256: 50d41ff2606c88eb00cda0c551d2a3e09552ac2d77874110cc64029e05d78a97
SHA512: 24b05c17fd31faeef9e58d1a1d2436243be8aa3977dd35f4a9b98f61aadcfa5932194a9742af38e1ce972bb77592f1c0b9b1dd82b0219999d339b36eae6a9521
Homepage: http://github.com/dell/dell-recovery
Description-en: Dell Recovery Media Creation Package
This package is used to produce a Dell recovery media image.
It then uses known open source tools to write the image to
a USB flash drive or DVD writer.
Description-md5: 42be76afc331cd3cc7ef90ec310f8dad