How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup-initramfs" package

This guide let you learn how to install cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cryptsetup-initramfs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: cryptsetup-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2:2.3.6-0ubuntu1
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 (>= 2:2.3.6-0ubuntu1), 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_2.3.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 25390
MD5sum: f817473d886b1f513d62734dfb28643b
SHA1: 52a3993978dda5033372bb7a31c747f0b6929089
SHA256: e5045fb43abca1e120c8de395e0a1757f6eaf716f5ad1f7500f8cb0126a522bd
SHA512: 65938ddaca6b22871befc436f70782ad9700e5bb1d21e8c01eff09f078491d168f17c71a78377ef0713f65821c32f55fd9d83d0b814bfb999a9b76b1b3f51273
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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