How to Install and Uninstall dropbear-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "dropbear-initramfs" package

Please follow the steps below to install dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: dropbear-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2017.75-3build1
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 (>= 2017.75-3build1), initramfs-tools (>= 0.94), udev
Recommends: cryptsetup
Breaks: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Replaces: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear-initramfs_2017.75-3build1_all.deb
Size: 9892
MD5sum: d548e8d64988585c3857f427a6e2cbaa
SHA1: 13acd3e7e1938e80a11f807a328be7819274715d
SHA256: 8fa32ff92a07344ebe3c642768b131c72c1386d5bd4497e183b66a56de702a43
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
Description-md5: 902d7f1aa2c363f563200e06f44cb17b