How to Install and Uninstall cloud-initramfs-copymods Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "cloud-initramfs-copymods" package

This is a short guide on how to install cloud-initramfs-copymods on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cloud-initramfs-copymods" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cloud-initramfs-copymods on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cloud-initramfs-copymods package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cloud-initramfs-copymods
Architecture: all
Version: 0.27ubuntu1.6
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: cloud-initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24
Depends: initramfs-tools
Filename: pool/main/c/cloud-initramfs-tools/cloud-initramfs-copymods_0.27ubuntu1.6_all.deb
Size: 4380
MD5sum: 3933c756000de8fa42a9a90ae81415da
SHA1: 88e932815eb4e013835be98cf184bdfc5be173a5
SHA256: 6493432d78cfd7ddee14ac9745caf611a9f673b56d065f4b0cc788c77bf5b744
SHA512: 54ce96a0bcbbbc681290085c8564d78d6d42bc5cc4d23202f516ea697c352c8afd6ac9af05a3cf7b62dc4c1c19d1b54a13ca0c81a10a3911db104019964c3473
Homepage: http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools
Description-en: copy initramfs modules into root filesystem for later use
When booting with an external-to-root kernel and initramfs, you need
to ensure that /lib/modules contains any necessary modules not already
loaded.
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This package arranges for the modules in the initramfs to be placed
into /lib/modules after the switchroot is done.
Description-md5: 9b99c06c4d826846f96198235e941192
Task: cloud-image, server
Supported: 5y

Package: cloud-initramfs-copymods
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 47
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Architecture: all
Source: cloud-initramfs-tools
Version: 0.27ubuntu1
Depends: initramfs-tools
Filename: pool/main/c/cloud-initramfs-tools/cloud-initramfs-copymods_0.27ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 4182
MD5sum: 292eeb133d25c42b5dde6082cc8e0142
SHA1: 6b9202b405437b817688e3663406a3c81a7856d9
SHA256: b46d29827885904c63465bdfc3b60c54d248dfda6a9cc6da98470f14b7f4e5d6
Description-en: copy initramfs modules into root filesystem for later use
When booting with an external-to-root kernel and initramfs, you need
to ensure that /lib/modules contains any necessary modules not already
loaded.
.
This package arranges for the modules in the initramfs to be placed
into /lib/modules after the switchroot is done.
Description-md5: 9b99c06c4d826846f96198235e941192
Homepage: http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: cloud-image, server