How to Install and Uninstall kexec-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "kexec-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kexec-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall kexec-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: kexec-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.22-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Khalid Aziz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 289
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_2.0.22-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 87124
MD5sum: 1e2614fd790ac07800d575128ab91e50
SHA1: 656a5675214fa65b4000cac73d2650e00db6cf36
SHA256: 80b29021e15642b16320eeffd2951b0bed8582e638896261b36832e5d5af8d95
SHA512: 571b5d70825f54e0f6df35e85baea37a4da2fd3ce8ff6845a8d6fc34833abfa74ab9c798d857da7d63c2756c6b69120ed7d58f25589fa52e7d8f39522f749616
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