How to Install and Uninstall dracut-squash Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dracut-squash on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "dracut-squash" package

This tutorial shows how to install dracut-squash on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dracut-squash on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut-squash package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: dracut-squash
Architecture: all
Version: 051-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: dracut
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25
Depends: dracut-core, squashfs-tools
Breaks: dracut-core (<< 050-1)
Replaces: dracut-core (<< 050-1)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dracut/dracut-squash_051-1_all.deb
Size: 3644
MD5sum: fc3ec6dc21bf51bd5fb5606322f31496
SHA1: 2723a8c3b11ec11c995411f059ddbf8abfc6572a
SHA256: 248fef26466feaa51cd63a24033d299b47e59655466ef135454273df80ad21f3
SHA512: 832e370a3f471fda8f02cc160108e8de3eacad6c5b924069a3409ed0071ab8b47e505bdf13640bed50a382d1e942bf4ca4233c1e7e292036064dddeae05c39be
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html
Description: dracut is an event driven initramfs infrastructure (squashfs modules)
Description-md5: 85a5b251b3f335a51a518f8d85951f68