How to Install and Uninstall initramfs-tools Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "initramfs-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to install initramfs-tools on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                initramfs-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "initramfs-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall initramfs-tools on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.133+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Architecture: all
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.133+deb10u1), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: e2fsprogs (<< 1.42.13), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), upstart
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::boot, admin::filesystem, admin::install, admin::kernel,
devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, role::devel-lib,
role::program, scope::application, scope::utility, works-with::archive
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.133+deb10u1_all.deb
Size: 69652
MD5sum: c56b7fa27730dbc62dacd60799765e31
SHA256: 873312bd25e372783970047f24ccbe06ae68ed252910a4df8bddcfd4cadedc21