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

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "dropbear-initramfs" package

This tutorial shows how to install dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


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

Package: dropbear-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2022.83-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: dropbear
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 52
Depends: busybox | busybox-static, dropbear-bin (>= 2022.83-4), initramfs-tools (>= 0.94), udev
Recommends: cryptsetup-initramfs
Breaks: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Replaces: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear-initramfs_2022.83-4_all.deb
Size: 10256
MD5sum: ca1cfe818091b37e6f7f3e967ea7d181
SHA1: 8b802af3a13bab8a690153d62c747030d7b5937f
SHA256: 4f9ffd5ae26fa281f38f8577a43bf0508e1b04e90e8d7f24b7e32f2fbbdbd5f8
SHA512: cb56fc8f7730c4f345d099c6f024e3bab7c25bf19916e876c4f885e561887fb6ed7513baffd36d45614ffca980e04f65172d5ff7e52e4bcdd68cfcfb050b57cc
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
Description-md5: 5dd10490aa9e4ec06e1152daf8823742