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

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "initramfs-tools" package

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


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

Learn how to uninstall initramfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: initramfs-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.130ubuntu3.13
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 138
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.130ubuntu3.13), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: console-setup (<< 1.72), cryptsetup (<< 2:1.6.6-4~), e2fsprogs (<< 1.42.13), elilo (<< 3.12-3.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), isc-dhcp-client (<< 4.3.3-5ubuntu14), lilo (<< 22.8-8.2~), lvm2 (<< 2.02.111-2.1~), netplan.io (<< 0.36.2), s390-tools (<< 1.8.3-2~), systemd-sysv (<< 186)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.130ubuntu3.13_all.deb
Size: 9608
MD5sum: 222893f75b86f9f2afacadf2d6a85783
SHA1: 05c4a38ef57302bd377a7041442129db9a85947a
SHA256: a606f95797e18c55522fc2762be2ae40812b3b47b5b0baedbd70df446bdcb3cc
SHA512: e5da16ee0c3a12b85ea080bd318167d9a377d48952a7d1f519950d72bf9f667c72402cb92e1ba90e692f55dd8dd0389ee5e08ae5b331ffd2bf3ac04168065a34
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: initramfs-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.130ubuntu3.6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 136
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.130ubuntu3.6), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: console-setup (<< 1.72), cryptsetup (<< 2:1.6.6-4~), e2fsprogs (<< 1.42.13), elilo (<< 3.12-3.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), isc-dhcp-client (<< 4.3.3-5ubuntu14), lilo (<< 22.8-8.2~), lvm2 (<< 2.02.111-2.1~), netplan.io (<< 0.36.2), s390-tools (<< 1.8.3-2~), systemd-sysv (<< 186)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.130ubuntu3.6_all.deb
Size: 9612
MD5sum: 10500f49ef688f90ea8dd0d13ba9adeb
SHA1: eeda78c1d3ccb919a9379da38312c4ece2248909
SHA256: 61162f4a2b91d0871af74f5ff0199992c77310c45a4016ea6eb32ad3b85f0483
SHA512: 0d868ad0ccaa45680cdcb5aca6af7808653037705660c5fd86d91b5dbbed30de2a823b0b9d3e4b3fd8bbd95f56a48b094ee4ad0874fb947ba7b35ad5cb458df9
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: initramfs-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.130ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 135
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.130ubuntu3), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: console-setup (<< 1.72), cryptsetup (<< 2:1.6.6-4~), e2fsprogs (<< 1.42.13), elilo (<< 3.12-3.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), isc-dhcp-client (<< 4.3.3-5ubuntu14), lilo (<< 22.8-8.2~), lvm2 (<< 2.02.111-2.1~), s390-tools (<< 1.8.3-2~), systemd-sysv (<< 186)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.130ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 9344
MD5sum: c012dc75f9d8c25d81f0b5e77490b13f
SHA1: e69ed5903a73dfdc16b804084c65b134b3583889
SHA256: a657d7cfcdf08faf3d84a25cf7cb551d565db4703a501e30152b15f20cfb639d
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y