How to Install and Uninstall dracut Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dracut" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dracut on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dracut
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dracut" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dracut on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dracut
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: dracut
Version: 048+80-2
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Architecture: all
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: dracut-core (>= 048+80-2), dracut-core (<< 048+80-2+b+~)
Suggests: dracut-network
Conflicts: initramfs-tools, live-tools
Description: dracut is an event driven initramfs infrastructure
Description-md5: 2591035ec0b583faf4801d2cb379cd54
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html
Tag: implemented-in::c
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dracut/dracut_048+80-2_all.deb
Size: 7836
MD5sum: e90c95255f863b38524c4cdb7f75bf97
SHA256: da053fa55b96041e756bc15205bb1642d48221b998a23517a30346b28e1ac956