How to Install kpartx software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install kpartx software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

kpartx software package provides create device mappings for partitions, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kpartx 

kpartx is installed in your system.

Make ensure the kpartx package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep kpartx *

You will get with kpartx package name, version, architecture and description in a table

kpartx package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Administration Utilities
Package kpartx
Version 0.4.9-3ubuntu7
Description create device mappings for partitions
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove kpartx software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?