How to Install and Uninstall dracut-live Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dracut-live" package

Learn how to install dracut-live on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dracut-live on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dracut-live
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut-live package on Kali Linux

Package: dracut-live
Source: dracut
Version: 060+5-1
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Architecture: all
Replaces: dracut-core (<< 050-1), dracut-network (<< 050-1)
Depends: dracut-core, dmsetup
Recommends: dracut-network
Breaks: dracut-core (<< 050-1), dracut-network (<< 050-1)
Size: 16296
SHA256: e0ea10695b16caa866dc3bc802d00520acb590868410e8515e97260a89aa7524
SHA1: f3a0e5f3b531cef501fb4adefa0ab5844026ce5c
MD5sum: 6a0683487ff32f59816c6e0549c6ffa9
Description: dracut is an event driven initramfs infrastructure (live image modules)
Package to build a dracut initramfs with live image capabilities.
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This package requires everything which is needed to build an
initramfs with dracut, with live image capabilities, like Live CDs.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/wiki/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dracut/dracut-live_060+5-1_all.deb