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

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

kpatch software package provides Runtime tools for Kpatch, 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 kpatch 

kpatch is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep kpatch *

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

kpatch package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Kernels
Package kpatch
Version 0.3.2-1ubuntu4
Description Runtime tools for Kpatch
Sub Section Kernels


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