How to Install and Uninstall dracut Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "dracut" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dracut on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dracut on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dracut
Architecture: all
Version: 050+65-1
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 (>= 050+65-1), dracut-core (<< 050+65-1+b+~)
Suggests: dracut-network
Conflicts: initramfs-tools, live-tools
Filename: pool/universe/d/dracut/dracut_050+65-1_all.deb
Size: 3264
MD5sum: 1d3f05a857dc70c7ef4a7bf4e7e81c72
SHA1: 9284899115ef8ac857c0edb09056f8858b985ba9
SHA256: 2b6b09cc7b9a14f8075b4bd7d1e2668091e1934c0729d582b580ef73233a1477
SHA512: e31c210143450c9c1ef2f59390856ef80c841e2aa71756d3f47c8db0f128af23ec418bed61a46a82e6f8cecc453e92e92dc5282d9a1a02ff425912945b0511d1
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html
Description-en: Initramfs generator using udev
This package builds a bootable initramfs for Linux kernel packages. The
initramfs is loaded along with the kernel and is responsible for
mounting the root filesystem and starting the main init system.
Description-md5: ff5d73107edf988d1308accca8de03f4