How to Install and Uninstall kexec-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "kexec-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to install kexec-tools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: kexec-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.20-2.1ubuntu3
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 (>= 2.33), 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_2.0.20-2.1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 79880
MD5sum: 28d86a8f8182ece440a6731dd6f27aa1
SHA1: d4acad9718263c4e7c8aa2329f1144f44544625d
SHA256: 0e42320544bb2b083af7def3c22072f156b0b1c16ca5f4d74ba019f991cdebc5
SHA512: 1341edffe951b90f3713b770cf0da60e3268644481e10210d1bc2e0beb9ce40b84e66d3522afe345a51cdc0ab40d27e1640aeab9d06f6f883bca888fd5f5fad7
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