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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "tiny-initramfs" package

This tutorial shows how to install tiny-initramfs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                tiny-initramfs
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "tiny-initramfs" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tiny-initramfs
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the tiny-initramfs package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: tiny-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 0.1-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Seiler
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 34
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: tiny-initramfs-core (>= 0.1-5), tiny-initramfs-core (<< 0.1-5+b+~)
Conflicts: dracut, initramfs-tools, live-tools
Filename: pool/universe/t/tiny-initramfs/tiny-initramfs_0.1-5_all.deb
Size: 4268
MD5sum: fca61b466a522bc86487cf2992a7ccd9
SHA1: 1524bec35aa62485e3f4b57a79439065bb958f2b
SHA256: 36618c042e53dea1d6173668f500aeea47e52dbd7bf579cb7cbf821b71d3beaf
SHA512: 61886c9c53dd2cdba59bd5fa4a3624346ac2c434691cda0284208ed74c4ecb299df4ae7defd27f56d9529100436dc7413964244566693942415c160690bfdf9c
Homepage: https://github.com/chris-se/tiny-initramfs/
Description-en: Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation)
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: f21681110ae703bb6849e64e50836f0b