How To Install kpatch-build on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpatch-build
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kpatch-build
kpatch-build is:
kpatch-build is a tool that can build both kpatch and livepatch modules from a given patch.
There are three methods to install kpatch-build
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kpatch-build Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kpatch-build
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kpatch-build
Install kpatch-build Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kpatch-build
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kpatch-build
Install kpatch-build Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kpatch-build
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kpatch-build
How To Uninstall kpatch-build on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kpatch-build
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kpatch-build
Uninstall kpatch-build And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kpatch-build
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpatch-build
Remove kpatch-build Configurations and Data
To remove kpatch-build
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kpatch-build
Remove kpatch-build configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kpatch-build
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpatch-build
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpatch-build
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.