How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup-initramfs" package

Learn how to install cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cryptsetup-initramfs package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: cryptsetup-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2:2.3.3-1ubuntu6
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: cryptsetup
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cryptsetup Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 152
Depends: busybox-initramfs, cryptsetup (>= 2:2.3.3-1ubuntu6), initramfs-tools (>= 0.129) | linux-initramfs-tool, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: console-setup, kbd, plymouth
Breaks: cryptsetup (<< 2:2.0.3-1)
Replaces: cryptsetup (<< 2:2.0.3-1)
Filename: pool/main/c/cryptsetup/cryptsetup-initramfs_2.3.3-1ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 24524
MD5sum: 49601536eeadd791ee3dae0149bfcac6
SHA1: 40a55715bc453beaa5e79fd83dce032ab6df2c78
SHA256: a6677b0a120629c1cad478dee7527bae703a0897bcdf1fdcfd74450a94a00a21
SHA512: b4bde04417c5ea193ade16321c40143d46454fc00ba5cbac951f87e4233fd8376da559de653c608f5380b37c15b55ca2193bfa7ec5cd55540444abca438e5fc7
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup
Description-en: disk encryption support - initramfs integration
Cryptsetup provides an interface for configuring encryption on block
devices (such as /home or swap partitions), using the Linux kernel
device mapper target dm-crypt. It features integrated Linux Unified Key
Setup (LUKS) support.
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This package provides initramfs integration for cryptsetup.
Description-md5: cac39fb1e64bce69f201398c1e1e437a
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