How to Install and Uninstall dracut Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dracut" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dracut on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dracut on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dracut
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: dracut
Architecture: all
Version: 048+80-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 26
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: dracut-core (>= 048+80-2), dracut-core (<< 048+80-2+b+~)
Suggests: dracut-network
Conflicts: initramfs-tools, live-tools
Filename: pool/universe/d/dracut/dracut_048+80-2_all.deb
Size: 3084
MD5sum: f08776ee894f6e4eaca841941df2db30
SHA1: 50904848c0fd4629471c6fe8ee4c4e3cadf27556
SHA256: 61b8b77eb0e6daf20f4fa6091bfb258da02634c5033b0e36c7469d9031803edf
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html
Description: dracut is an event driven initramfs infrastructure
Description-md5: 2591035ec0b583faf4801d2cb379cd54