How to Install and Uninstall extlinux Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the extlinux on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "extlinux" package

Please follow the instructions below to install extlinux on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "extlinux" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall extlinux on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                extlinux
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the extlinux package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: extlinux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: syslinux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian CD Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 352
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Recommends: syslinux-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslinux/extlinux_6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 151130
MD5sum: 58a88bb44f67b3ccfec8eb6b182f1a97
SHA1: d3d10e9769181070919f066f556fd35eee01daf7
SHA256: 00852b1d07ce0469374590a2ac5a5ef0b9a4227f84a50a0f67c737b3c932b3f3
SHA512: e92b8085c6596f3748ae6b630283dc80ce803edcdd86a5761a4daf5ca912f38f3053b7a8f8506bc9ef14c40f1fc2bcbc5973e8cb2bca1a3a9fb44cf03a4b277b
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Description: collection of bootloaders (Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs bootloader)
Description-md5: 414e5877200f459574bf4120db85ccc3