How to Install and Uninstall dmsetup Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dmsetup" package

This is a short guide on how to install dmsetup on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dmsetup
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "dmsetup" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dmsetup on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dmsetup
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the dmsetup package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dmsetup
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 225
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: lvm2 (2.02.133-1ubuntu10)
Version: 2:1.02.110-1ubuntu10
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.107), util-linux (>> 2.16)
Conflicts: devicekit-disks (<< 009)
Filename: pool/main/l/lvm2/dmsetup_1.02.110-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb
Size: 59872
MD5sum: 28fa34964e62703d1c73011ad2b3973d
SHA1: 6e9890f281e46f47cb169be53e38cfa6c82871d7
SHA256: 759844c0736b0bb588a6620d0efaba0a95052ed0b890737e8575cae1f52ac6cd
Description-en: Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
The Linux Kernel Device Mapper is the LVM (Linux Logical Volume Management)
Team's implementation of a minimalistic kernel-space driver that handles
volume management, while keeping knowledge of the underlying device layout
in user-space. This makes it useful for not only LVM, but software raid,
and other drivers that create "virtual" block devices.
.
This package contains a utility for modifying device mappings.
Description-md5: 53b782cbc29445e9c389c933898e1153
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://sources.redhat.com/lvm2/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live