How to Install and Uninstall zfs-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the zfs-initramfs 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 "zfs-initramfs" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install zfs-initramfs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "zfs-initramfs" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall zfs-initramfs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: zfs-initramfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.2
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: 123
Depends: busybox-initramfs | busybox-static | busybox, initramfs-tools, zfsutils-linux (>= 2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.2)
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3), zfsutils-linux (<= 0.7.11-2)
Replaces: zfsutils-linux (<= 0.7.11-2)
Filename: pool/main/z/zfs-linux/zfs-initramfs_2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 24952
MD5sum: 78c555fb7e739d73802a1f9ab4a1b8ed
SHA1: 1c1009d219d7314303fac04b0f6ec6a1c0528c73
SHA256: 808561742b3742b77dd371270632124564ce993756cd8111c7ad3071cc5d096d
SHA512: c1ed5adc03d22b130e01d8a6f684ed249d609c1dafbb6fd204541165c6f79a0ba41340a593547f83dc457bb3d41a43495001d7ee2a7847548a6cf67951316fcf
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description: OpenZFS root filesystem capabilities for Linux - initramfs
Description-md5: ed136876804c562cd1f81b87863a33a9
Task: ubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: zfs-initramfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.2-1ubuntu3
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: 118
Depends: busybox-initramfs | busybox-static | busybox, initramfs-tools, zfsutils-linux (>= 2.1.2-1ubuntu3)
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3), zfsutils-linux (<= 0.7.11-2)
Replaces: zfsutils-linux (<= 0.7.11-2)
Filename: pool/main/z/zfs-linux/zfs-initramfs_2.1.2-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 24812
MD5sum: 3a519c0b4ea8c5f68e445b7bd2778d3b
SHA1: 0cab44e9629d1c4b3e8ef86f61581a7693543f5d
SHA256: c6470787ddd5aa302299e8048cf649be5304d206269e0a60b435c73ec067eba3
SHA512: 624abfab5c7322ce82234c232d9a8f9ba5610a3a82b5f7e8bfdb5585bcedab5a099a444c0c656a65541bff2cbf248a2599c9f8100bf3f4495f6d4b880d7b3ce1
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description: OpenZFS root filesystem capabilities for Linux - initramfs
Description-md5: ed136876804c562cd1f81b87863a33a9
Task: ubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live