How To Install livecd-rootfs 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 livecd-rootfs on Ubuntu.
What is livecd-rootfs
livecd-rootfs is:
livecd-rootfs provides the script used to create the root filesystem on the livecd.
There are three methods to install livecd-rootfs 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 livecd-rootfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install livecd-rootfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install livecd-rootfs
Install livecd-rootfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install livecd-rootfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install livecd-rootfs
Install livecd-rootfs 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 livecd-rootfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install livecd-rootfs
How To Uninstall livecd-rootfs on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the livecd-rootfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove livecd-rootfs
Uninstall livecd-rootfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall livecd-rootfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove livecd-rootfs
Remove livecd-rootfs Configurations and Data
To remove livecd-rootfs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge livecd-rootfs
Remove livecd-rootfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove livecd-rootfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge livecd-rootfs
Dependencies
livecd-rootfs have the following dependencies:
- apt-utils
- attr
- debootstrap
- distro-info
- dosfstools
- e2fsprogs
- gdisk
- genisoimage
- germinate
- gettext
- git
- gnupg
- grep-dctrl
- kpartx
- live-build
- lsb-release
- lzma
- make
- parted
- procps
- python3
- python3-apt
- python3-launchpadlib
- python3-yaml
- qemu-utils
- rsync
- snapd
- squashfs-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install livecd-rootfs package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.