How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup-initramfs" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cryptsetup-initramfs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cryptsetup-initramfs package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: cryptsetup-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2:2.3.4-1ubuntu3
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 (>= 2:2.3.4-1ubuntu3), 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_2.3.4-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 24664
MD5sum: 86df38ef17efcdefdbf186901a5ade8a
SHA1: 94ffad0fda5c2789a96fc5a9d1a7baddea360430
SHA256: 47a81612fdc079a826b746523de32602b5cb94f663dbdc0434e5c2a94c5ae0f0
SHA512: a1467b581e96bcef0cb396f7b39f7e562d7fa4e23e9acfbfe2c653e463cdd33285140fd89abbeb048910543ae14ffd8b33c49d73c30a247e00349c8db5ec6fc0
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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