How to Install and Uninstall initramfs-tools-core Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "initramfs-tools-core" package

Learn how to install initramfs-tools-core on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                initramfs-tools-core
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "initramfs-tools-core" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall initramfs-tools-core on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                initramfs-tools-core
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the initramfs-tools-core package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: initramfs-tools-core
Architecture: all
Version: 0.142ubuntu15.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 204
Depends: busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu5~), dhcpcd-base, dracut-install, initramfs-tools-bin (= 0.142ubuntu15.1), klibc-utils (>= 2.0.4-8~), cpio (>= 2.12), kmod, udev, coreutils (>= 8.24), logsave | e2fsprogs (<< 1.45.3-1~)
Recommends: zstd
Suggests: bash-completion
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu5~), initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Replaces: initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools-core_0.142ubuntu15.1_all.deb
Size: 49660
MD5sum: 06dc57c9b8229dd8ed9739e2f9b30efb
SHA1: c3af5f37d8411cc721b800bd11aab7b2907490ac
SHA256: fd19d373e51a3284ed68879043a2444ed75e6c11207d2ed2209d3e0ea6216f48
SHA512: 96781a9d2e3eec3d4aa7461b7529503ddffdd5d4d49e83ce4553d6f627dca66b2003a70e4b0bc8ccdeec29b724db45112eff1e407cf1411a102c9d8448599828
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
Description-md5: 8d2ce4976ab4fb33b898ed3006a086fa
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, ubuntu-live, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-live, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-live, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntu-unity-live, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-dvd-live, ubuntucinnamon-live

Package: initramfs-tools-core
Architecture: all
Version: 0.142ubuntu15
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 203
Depends: busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu5~), dhcpcd-base, dracut-install, initramfs-tools-bin (= 0.142ubuntu15), klibc-utils (>= 2.0.4-8~), cpio (>= 2.12), kmod, udev, coreutils (>= 8.24), logsave | e2fsprogs (<< 1.45.3-1~)
Recommends: zstd
Suggests: bash-completion
Breaks: busybox-initramfs (<< 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu5~), initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Replaces: initramfs-tools (<< 0.121~)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools-core_0.142ubuntu15_all.deb
Size: 49622
MD5sum: 6e8baebed4c1a419d87dfd7ae9d32d4d
SHA1: 11638402506c4daf44e155d7821d45bd5f2d5709
SHA256: 3f37bab5b9b7b62f22b1527bbd730c692530e4995115bfc74b35533ed82c037f
SHA512: bc1533839076a4a40064bde8f750a28987cbcc65214b7760e27f7922ab865cd099e2925928a2940b0c45c4e6ad5e7229db83b2388a3e505932e81260a493eacd
Description: generic modular initramfs generator (core tools)
Description-md5: 8d2ce4976ab4fb33b898ed3006a086fa
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, ubuntu-live, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-live, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-live, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntu-unity-live, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-dvd-live, ubuntucinnamon-live