Complete Guide: Installing kboot-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2025

1. Install "kboot-utils" package

This guide let you learn how to install kboot-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kboot-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kboot-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall kboot-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kboot-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kboot-utils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: kboot-utils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 75
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Ospite
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4-1
Filename: pool/universe/k/kboot-utils/kboot-utils_0.4-1_all.deb
Size: 7590
MD5sum: cf8da2071d1b1341661d19c893f2eba6
SHA1: e5be3341fcd398682b6139cb99709502059fca72
SHA256: 8963678b5d5204b0073de3bf14b10bda992f0b0a918bb7c8d1b0bfc851ee5e19
Description-en: helper tools to generate a kboot.conf file
kboot-utils provides helper tools to automatically generate a kboot.conf file
from entries in /boot.
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kboot.conf is used for instance by the petitboot bootloader, which is used on
the Sony PlayStation 3 in OtherOS mode; petitboot reads the file from the root
filesystem in order to list kernels to boot.
Description-md5: cfe9089d4a85ca30d586a16b70d49199
Homepage: http://git.ao2.it/kboot-utils.git
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu