How to Install and Uninstall dracut-core Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dracut-core" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dracut-core on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dracut-core on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dracut-core
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: dracut-core
Architecture: amd64
Version: 047-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: dracut
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1125
Depends: cpio, kmod, udev, kpartx, util-linux (>= 2.20), pkg-config, libkmod2 (>= 22~), e2fsprogs, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: cryptsetup, dmsetup, dmraid, lvm2, mdadm, console-setup, binutils, systemd
Breaks: dracut (<< 044+3-2~), dracut-network (<< 043-2)
Replaces: dracut (<< 044+3-2~), dracut-network (<< 043-2)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dracut/dracut-core_047-2_amd64.deb
Size: 246736
MD5sum: a0c56e0e3b7bc4db8658338688b0f8bc
SHA1: ddd33f6ccf34e8334d972112393047eba994f017
SHA256: 6e39a78c892853dc9f2fdaa169579e1008ab49bfc5d4d8830b8d1e4696f44743
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html
Description: Low-level tool for generating an initramfs image (core tools)
Description-md5: 98024a77845fcbe63b4aa34393838029