How to Install kpartx software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install kpartx software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

kpartx software package provides create device mappings for partitions, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 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 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Administration Utilities
Package kpartx
Version 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2
Description create device mappings for partitions
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove kpartx software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?