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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "multipath-tools-boot" package

This guide let you learn how to install multipath-tools-boot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "multipath-tools-boot" package

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


    
        
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3. Information about the multipath-tools-boot package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: multipath-tools-boot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.5
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: multipath-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 54
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, initramfs-tools, multipath-tools (>= 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.5), multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.5.1~), kpartx-boot (= 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.5)
Breaks: multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Replaces: multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-boot_0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.5_all.deb
Size: 7068
MD5sum: d1afc7c3feaa29a02404c8320ed2a5e9
SHA1: c561544e988e85eb19e6b1de0cdb0145f259ea47
SHA256: 375ff4544b88d3fd0717df3aea0e1f0dc1c23a49ce91bc265d18f30d7af1b09f
SHA512: bb28c359e2ec1be8006ffa7f16e968697263b6f2a5c1480475214d91f43c378dfef6ce5188673a8722c25d0bad61130df1b7f3680bba5021fce82b66f42a477e
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Description-en: Support booting from multipath devices
This package contains the necessary support for booting from a multipath
device:
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* copy over multipath.conf and persistent bindings if necessary
* load the necessary kernel modules
* detect multipath block devices
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Don't install this package if you're not booting from a multipath device.
Description-md5: 24b848655cff6a3dd257c2afda6cf91f
Supported: 5y

Package: multipath-tools-boot
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 53
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Architecture: all
Source: multipath-tools
Version: 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2
Replaces: multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, initramfs-tools, multipath-tools (>= 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2), multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.1~), kpartx-boot (= 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2)
Breaks: multipath-tools-initramfs (<< 1.0.1+nmu1)
Filename: pool/main/m/multipath-tools/multipath-tools-boot_0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 7026
MD5sum: 7946a020975b4a4b86098808d9b984e3
SHA1: 4d7eaa4ca994a3d4db4f035a8f7263afde83fd0e
SHA256: 17770d25727eec753713984b714d4f61951d98dbbcc150022508ca854e04868d
Description-en: Support booting from multipath devices
This package contains the necessary support for booting from a multipath
device:
.
* copy over multipath.conf and persistent bindings if necessary
* load the necessary kernel modules
* detect multipath block devices
.
Don't install this package if you're not booting from a multipath device.
Description-md5: 24b848655cff6a3dd257c2afda6cf91f
Homepage: http://christophe.varoqui.free.fr/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y