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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "loadlin" package

This tutorial shows how to install loadlin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall loadlin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: loadlin
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Samuel Thibault
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6f-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/l/loadlin/loadlin_1.6f-4_amd64.deb
Size: 44610
MD5sum: 92070c8f4af6068b49aacb812589e3b5
SHA1: d46063653f4f544386ed247646dedf6faa7e5adb
SHA256: 2ac5b1ca876354fbb183be7f3c0e3c9e990da1d73ba22af736e8e2b436b7474c
Description-en: loader (running under DOS) for LINUX kernel images
LOADLIN-1.6 is highly adaptable to different DOS configurations, and now
has very few loading restrictions. It makes use of extended memory and
also can load big kernels (bzImages) and ramdisk images (initrd)
directly high.
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LOADLIN also can load out of Virtual-86 mode (which is normal when
using EMS drivers) if a VCPI server is present.
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The loadlin package also includes the freeramdisk program, which can
return memory to the system when a ramdisk is no longer needed.
Description-md5: 8658f2e73dfd4c4ff8b1a39e08879435
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://youpibouh.thefreecat.org/loadlin/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu