How To Install kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kpartx-boot
kpartx-boot is:
This package makes kpartx available during boot to activate partitions
There are three methods to install kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kpartx-boot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx-boot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kpartx-boot
Install kpartx-boot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx-boot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kpartx-boot
Install kpartx-boot 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 kpartx-boot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kpartx-boot
How To Uninstall kpartx-boot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kpartx-boot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kpartx-boot
Uninstall kpartx-boot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kpartx-boot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpartx-boot
Remove kpartx-boot Configurations and Data
To remove kpartx-boot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kpartx-boot
Remove kpartx-boot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kpartx-boot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpartx-boot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartx-boot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.