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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "finalrd" package

This is a short guide on how to install finalrd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall finalrd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                finalrd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the finalrd package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: finalrd
Architecture: all
Version: 6
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dimitri John Ledkov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 29
Recommends: initramfs-tools-core
Filename: pool/main/f/finalrd/finalrd_6_all.deb
Size: 6780
MD5sum: 194dc6f15a1b525d9478e60925dd8f91
SHA1: 95ea201f55f0744c51c159b05dece618430d97f6
SHA256: 9e0a3913149af14fa1ee07e094eb27b4bcf942cfab7715fba48415c96823bcdd
SHA512: 75c503384bb824f34a38bde5a9490510b853e0c93af4dc64b2401e63fea6c4689818679a1ad1a363da303f0d1cd0524c9ed67a9f6922ba709f56f5c881c25b10
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/finalrd
Description-en: final runtime directory for shutdown
Generates a systemd compatible shutdown runtime directory. This
enables to execute scripts and binaries to clean up shutdown.
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Also supports hookless operation, to simply facilitate clean shutdowns.
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Approximate tmpfs RAM requirement is 14MB on shutdown.
Description-md5: 307faa1f7a57e6ad16c8fcaaeb0816d2
Task: server, cloud-image, server-raspi, xubuntu-live