How to Install and Uninstall kexec-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "kexec-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to install kexec-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kexec-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kexec-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall kexec-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: kexec-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.16-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Khalid Aziz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 270
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Breaks: kdump-tools (<< 1:1.5.9-6)
Filename: pool/main/k/kexec-tools/kexec-tools_2.0.16-1ubuntu1~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 77412
MD5sum: a1b781f94f71ffe475af3f8f90a7ad5b
SHA1: 69bedc456bf51f6c09f057d342e81133019f91f8
SHA256: 8ad0b2df553cb2066d462457b42b609e648e780e26d049fd61b224309d5d127c
SHA512: 85a7a74810461d25b7ccfc6115ded0857782bc95b60c57a165bc4938cb109cdfdbb0303bec54b21522509e4899561acb7c3c65907d04c0f3fdafe34caa8bfe06
Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git/
Description-en: tools to support fast kexec reboots
This package provides tools to load a kernel into memory and then
"reboot" directly into that kernel using the kexec system call,
bypassing the normal boot process.
Description-md5: 8d39a422632d6a4c4a9ed06e009b2673
Supported: 5y

Package: kexec-tools
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 266
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Khalid Aziz
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.10-1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf
Filename: pool/main/k/kexec-tools/kexec-tools_2.0.10-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 77302
MD5sum: bbfa47cfab58f2e6dcc46628b2ca3ed5
SHA1: 617f1a97d320fb626a7762dcc50afc8bc404812c
SHA256: 91e0c6fa2015ab474657450dba4dec0b0f2b63473faf598aebb67812aead3d22
Description-en: tools to support fast kexec reboots
This package provides tools to load a kernel into memory and then
"reboot" directly into that kernel using the kexec system call,
bypassing the normal boot process.
Description-md5: 8d39a422632d6a4c4a9ed06e009b2673
Homepage: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kexec/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y