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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "overlayroot" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall overlayroot on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: overlayroot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.45ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: cloud-initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: cryptsetup, cryptsetup-bin, initramfs-tools
Suggests: haveged
Filename: pool/main/c/cloud-initramfs-tools/overlayroot_0.45ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 15556
MD5sum: 75be712b1415454126f844b08eedddfc
SHA1: 2aecf335470a4e5c044c0e10ee838e3eb90ec3e4
SHA256: bc8ec273161a6322d61024e139c1d11b9cc19fcf864041438235c93a1a45aa07
SHA512: 2d3c2ba93276f66f1913c25eff8b53afdd01a5e8d9262c7df250096c6efbcd89829980ce862132787ad3fe70cb679d74b0b2336d45fcd925eb40bc955a2c2fd0
Homepage: http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools
Description: use an overlayfs on top of a read-only root filesystem
Description-md5: 994a1e190cc10da9cb6f340384617d3c
Task: server, cloud-image

Package: overlayroot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.45ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: cloud-initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: cryptsetup, cryptsetup-bin, initramfs-tools
Suggests: haveged
Filename: pool/main/c/cloud-initramfs-tools/overlayroot_0.45ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 15400
MD5sum: 82137682df93fe6f3616c9048293cc20
SHA1: e42b94a8a5b394367b7a578cc6d076f038521eee
SHA256: b9bcb3a11f686d49bf7b5b71e14a1be78d1df0656e00620a63987f824aa37621
Homepage: http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools
Description: use an overlayfs on top of a read-only root filesystem
Description-md5: 994a1e190cc10da9cb6f340384617d3c
Task: server, cloud-image