How to Install and Uninstall dracut Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "dracut" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dracut on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dracut on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dracut
Version: 051-1
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Architecture: all
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: dracut-core (>= 051-1), dracut-core (<< 051-1+b+~)
Suggests: dracut-network
Conflicts: initramfs-tools, live-tools
Description: Initramfs generator using udev
Description-md5: ff5d73107edf988d1308accca8de03f4
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_051-1_all.deb
Size: 8800
MD5sum: 8e8ba4a30cc8b9dbf96802be9844ed52
SHA256: 7b169bbcaea4ac76ebf5e3cc1f8626a428228ac12f7a63e29956a9cc10245488