How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup-initramfs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cryptsetup-initramfs" package

Learn how to uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cryptsetup-initramfs package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: cryptsetup-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2:2.7.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: cryptsetup
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cryptsetup Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 110
Depends: busybox-initramfs, cryptsetup (>= 2:2.7.0-1ubuntu1), initramfs-tools (>= 0.137) | linux-initramfs-tool, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: console-setup, kbd, plymouth
Conflicts: lvm2 (<< 2.03.15-1)
Breaks: cryptsetup (<< 2:2.0.3-1)
Replaces: cryptsetup (<< 2:2.0.3-1)
Filename: pool/main/c/cryptsetup/cryptsetup-initramfs_2.7.0-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 39664
MD5sum: 97d318862e7426fc92086a0b9ecac09a
SHA1: 9beed0fb7c9c10e1685e168b8801afc541546238
SHA256: ab306380ff575cc27b1a996a9672e110ccf8eef45c9a1fc6da4893fc434d5a8a
SHA512: 82709e849abe725afe74984a1b62d6769bd5b47c67fb35d9b0b1f25aaad93b213b1a246217ffafbe6dd2694066499ca0b464a69482d7916680f0215d22d4b2c4
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup
Description: disk encryption support - initramfs integration
Description-md5: cac39fb1e64bce69f201398c1e1e437a
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