How to Install and Uninstall dropbear-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "dropbear-initramfs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dropbear-initramfs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dropbear-initramfs package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: dropbear-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2019.78-2build1
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: 49
Depends: busybox | busybox-static, dropbear-bin (>= 2019.78-2build1), initramfs-tools (>= 0.94), udev
Recommends: cryptsetup-initramfs
Breaks: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Replaces: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear-initramfs_2019.78-2build1_all.deb
Size: 8992
MD5sum: d61d260b9a32d17d6d628f5712d28918
SHA1: c12f7de232bc9c010c2911aa50a33593c4587048
SHA256: e0a070fa464deda8bd6321a0c69db16c35473832b8a7b2cf1465228203e1bf6c
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Description: lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
Description-md5: 902d7f1aa2c363f563200e06f44cb17b