How to Install and Uninstall kpartx-boot Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "kpartx-boot" package

This tutorial shows how to install kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: kpartx-boot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.5-2ubuntu2
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: 41
Depends: initramfs-tools, kpartx (>= 0.8.5-2ubuntu2), kpartx (<< 0.8.5-2ubuntu2.1~)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/kpartx-boot_0.8.5-2ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 6624
MD5sum: 4a1f1a38c552a27e1128158a8e40b5f1
SHA1: 8d45f2b8ebb0cf73ecbe2c47fc2fc0acbd166cad
SHA256: 47453324e7ae24cfe062d3b01d1638e0b9c3e3a299d4a7b1b0c48aa46ab237fb
SHA512: 91f3f51c6766c3e0a6c211142de3fb9614fd30c6193866cc2c07a5fc88985caaaffbd275350d1dbdc4fa1247dc55af63009b7e905ac6ea382bad12c3be119039
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