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

Last updated: June 02,2024

1. Install "extlinux" package

Please follow the guidance below to install extlinux on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall extlinux on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: extlinux
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 291
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: syslinux
Version: 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Recommends: syslinux-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslinux/extlinux_6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 129708
MD5sum: eb81c822fc0514fc89dd8cdc9392576c
SHA1: c719243f928a3ca6b312df1d8bd2f31bd330ab7f
SHA256: 8a15af6c383757e3133c4eb3af2b9e07f8157952f6bb2415de9ab8dafce25268
Description-en: collection of bootloaders (Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs bootloader)
syslinux is a suite of bootloaders, currently supporting DOS FAT and NTFS
filesystems (SYSLINUX), Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs filesystems
(EXTLINUX), PXE network boots (PXELINUX), or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).
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This package contains the bootloader for Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs
filesystems (EXTLINUX).
Description-md5: 414e5877200f459574bf4120db85ccc3
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu