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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "init" package

This is a short guide on how to install init on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Learn how to uninstall init on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                init
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the init package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: init
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.60build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: init-system-helpers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 22
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.25)
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.60build1_amd64.deb
Size: 5912
MD5sum: dd2e429d9ffad85c4b62cce5ada43aa5
SHA1: 66e3bd00d0d08826e65e65d2ef69d42d3eb54ce5
SHA256: 5ba584578f9d172f86b74304466cceb408a287a1dc7ff6d889a8f4dacd30bbed
SHA512: cee86ba4184c72a1ea0c168c98c6858561e516553eb204f5f4275af679fc076778cf78dc8875f7119cdde72f99ca1da346a7934b5dc542daa4c440089a3cc789
Description-en: metapackage ensuring an init system is installed
This package is a metapackage which allows you to select from the available
init systems while ensuring that one of these is available on the system at
all times.
Description-md5: 12a082503782e774ffe62fa80de49eb6
Task: minimal
Important: yes