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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "zfs-initramfs" package

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


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

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


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

Package: zfs-initramfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.6-1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: kernel
Source: zfs-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ZFS on Linux maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 120
Depends: busybox-initramfs | busybox-static | busybox, initramfs-tools, zfsutils-linux (>= 2.0.6-1ubuntu2)
Breaks: zfsutils-linux (<= 0.7.11-2)
Replaces: zfsutils-linux (<= 0.7.11-2)
Filename: pool/main/z/zfs-linux/zfs-initramfs_2.0.6-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 25338
MD5sum: 77ec17b871d592e8db7d389f1bff1e25
SHA1: edabc6772079d1297a4a8b8682efedc1536b1ad1
SHA256: 4386a04c6649bbd3969f044cbb48a7c8f270c3e235e53509e50d9f383a5ca215
SHA512: c001ce26188d0a2bffdcd80f6519e74acf8fc65d4a7e9eb123ea12e87b159f90931e7ff53cb80b01adf3ce454f51283dab43ac363ef429ecc22e517f7f461997
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description-en: OpenZFS root filesystem capabilities for Linux - initramfs
OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of
traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums,
compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.
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This package adds OpenZFS to the system initramfs with a hook
for the initramfs-tools infrastructure.
Description-md5: ed136876804c562cd1f81b87863a33a9
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