How to Install and Uninstall zfs-initramfs Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "zfs-initramfs" package

This tutorial shows how to install zfs-initramfs on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall zfs-initramfs on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: zfs-initramfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.5-1ubuntu5
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: 122
Depends: busybox-initramfs | busybox-static | busybox, initramfs-tools, zfsutils-linux (>= 2.1.5-1ubuntu5)
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_2.1.5-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 24924
MD5sum: 86dfcaeaf7a36fbdfa84200ff9fbb064
SHA1: 754bd07025b04946ca415df4c2060bbb67f5c316
SHA256: 8862eb8a1c4107b81ac86536b4f2190ef55266af596bb80bccd7d6b5ae99b48b
SHA512: 2adcf7c34353adbec2b87c1492b9a4bfe64be4d68261242452334a50705907e3df411a596aab73c15243bc14b0f3e8b18db2418d800ef312976606c73d6d8376
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