How to Install and Uninstall lvm2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "lvm2" package

Please follow the instructions below to install lvm2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lvm2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lvm2" package

Learn how to uninstall lvm2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lvm2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lvm2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lvm2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 2117
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02.133-1ubuntu10
Replaces: udev (<< 228-2ubuntu2)
Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.24.2), libc6 (>= 2.15), libdevmapper-event1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.74), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.110), liblvm2app2.2 (>= 2.02.133), libreadline5 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base, dmsetup (>> 2:1.02.47), dmeventd (>> 2:1.02.90), initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3), udev (>= 228-2ubuntu2~)
Suggests: thin-provisioning-tools
Breaks: initramfs-tools (<< 0.99), thin-provisioning-tools (<< 0.3.2)
Filename: pool/main/l/lvm2/lvm2_2.02.133-1ubuntu10_amd64.deb
Size: 731404
MD5sum: 3278a937ee3872d99d0c5d7deba74198
SHA1: 7f2265d8c326e0713e3ccdf41823d9248aa0c9a0
SHA256: 4a9e7d7da47a3d9d605e05585f3f663515860814c7275c5b03dde5135d68143b
Description-en: Linux Logical Volume Manager
This is LVM2, the rewrite of The Linux Logical Volume Manager. LVM
supports enterprise level volume management of disk and disk subsystems
by grouping arbitrary disks into volume groups. The total capacity of
volume groups can be allocated to logical volumes, which are accessed as
regular block devices.
Description-md5: 9df95d102d2b0aad5aff13603ef0cb3f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://sources.redhat.com/lvm2/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, edubuntu-usb-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live