How to Install and Uninstall dracut Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dracut" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dracut on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dracut on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dracut
Architecture: all
Version: 051-1
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 (>= 051-1), dracut-core (<< 051-1+b+~)
Suggests: dracut-network
Conflicts: initramfs-tools, live-tools
Filename: pool/universe/d/dracut/dracut_051-1_all.deb
Size: 3264
MD5sum: c59d4028f9949359f067cc3ecb2ac280
SHA1: 0df6e80153c10fa6887800cf99cac309e2375537
SHA256: d33a3e146dfc53c45b961d681579732ee7a4dd51f66d37bece4c7508a62a728d
SHA512: 9fab35752845d31660fc1f0e8143fd1689d9facb19815037d7799845749e0ae14a3e5c810e5f1fcabab95ef6f38b38a6d76edeefc1d0fbeab910146a927ea73c
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