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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "initramfs-tools-core" package

This is a short guide on how to install initramfs-tools-core on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "initramfs-tools-core" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall initramfs-tools-core on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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3. Information about the initramfs-tools-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: initramfs-tools-core
Architecture: all
Version: 0.130ubuntu3.13
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Source: initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 274
Depends: busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.22.0-17~), initramfs-tools-bin (= 0.130ubuntu3.13), klibc-utils (>= 2.0.4-8~), cpio, kmod | module-init-tools, udev, coreutils (>= 8.24)
Suggests: bash-completion
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.22.0-17~), initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Replaces: initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools-core_0.130ubuntu3.13_all.deb
Size: 49032
MD5sum: 03cca7a8eda5c4dfd210df3174149135
SHA1: b3ba137653a790c261e3b6a6b0da538c35d30758
SHA256: 78f01e5321cebbc40edf08ca280f0a34d96b632c15079ee2b607ff77a6fd1391
SHA512: 16fffc522bf7cd49331f825bd82a082395bfad794d82c5791cb23530138b1752b4e933e38a78289dc532e539afe4c078912e202944823f54472166037d8971c7
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
Description-md5: 8d2ce4976ab4fb33b898ed3006a086fa
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: initramfs-tools-core
Architecture: all
Version: 0.130ubuntu3.6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Source: initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 268
Depends: busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.22.0-17~), initramfs-tools-bin (= 0.130ubuntu3.6), klibc-utils (>= 2.0.4-8~), cpio, kmod | module-init-tools, udev, coreutils (>= 8.24)
Suggests: bash-completion
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.22.0-17~), initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Replaces: initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools-core_0.130ubuntu3.6_all.deb
Size: 48116
MD5sum: 6c28ec7898dc04fc4334aa44c90c2bae
SHA1: 8fb215f077a30a83dbbaec244ad8807a131e6b13
SHA256: 6827264f2228342804a9da375b395ed8a33a50cee187e953df9a34e279f1cbfc
SHA512: 39546dd9da73856bdf67b1893b9da9cdb8b5a37ef332b8ae8566a178f91358ce73b972eaa3f7b9c908c4d54a544647f42968d6297109473ad262d0fbae11d2e1
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
Description-md5: 8d2ce4976ab4fb33b898ed3006a086fa
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: initramfs-tools-core
Architecture: all
Version: 0.130ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Source: initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 260
Depends: busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.22.0-17~), initramfs-tools-bin (= 0.130ubuntu3), klibc-utils (>= 2.0.4-8~), cpio, kmod | module-init-tools, udev
Suggests: bash-completion
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.22.0-17~), initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Replaces: initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools-core_0.130ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 46196
MD5sum: 17e138ffe71a4013ab07321d839f602a
SHA1: 4eb28aefb7038d024ad17b1e6e24ba0008caa4ef
SHA256: 1aa674aefb65ba370e4a470d72fa32fbac5eb07024c7486e58b52a7cb6022f1f
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
Description-md5: 8d2ce4976ab4fb33b898ed3006a086fa
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y