How To Install initramfs-tools on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install initramfs-tools on Ubuntu.
What is initramfs-tools
initramfs-tools is:
This package builds a bootable initramfs for Linux kernel packages. The initramfs is loaded along with the kernel and is responsible for mounting the root filesystem and starting the main init system.
There are three methods to install initramfs-tools on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install initramfs-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install initramfs-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install initramfs-tools
Install initramfs-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install initramfs-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install initramfs-tools
Install initramfs-tools 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 initramfs-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install initramfs-tools
How To Uninstall initramfs-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the initramfs-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove initramfs-tools
Uninstall initramfs-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall initramfs-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove initramfs-tools
Remove initramfs-tools Configurations and Data
To remove initramfs-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge initramfs-tools
Remove initramfs-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove initramfs-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge initramfs-tools
Dependencies
initramfs-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install initramfs-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.