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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "cloud-initramfs-updateroot" package

Please follow the steps below to install cloud-initramfs-updateroot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cloud-initramfs-updateroot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cloud-initramfs-updateroot" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cloud-initramfs-updateroot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: cloud-initramfs-updateroot
Architecture: all
Version: 0.27ubuntu1.6
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: cloud-initramfs-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Scott Moser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 23
Depends: initramfs-tools
Filename: pool/universe/c/cloud-initramfs-tools/cloud-initramfs-updateroot_0.27ubuntu1.6_all.deb
Size: 5260
MD5sum: fb7aa4badf67c912970f25ba90366f2d
SHA1: dbf8a656b26c2fe7982a805ec3eff72b364e85c9
SHA256: 3ff7e7bf4778e7eafe6459e1e05d786350aa79b3ed8685fada9a16abb177bda3
SHA512: 7bcc7125fafb1069f2b6cb665989d6e3809d6ec862b2c1f6c628f90c2baeea9e0058337185d461cc5a00cd2666b1c42142fe1dd0ed684bea165183934e6264f4
Homepage: http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools
Description-en: extract a tarball over root filesystem before pivot
Allows kernel command line updateroot=http://your.tar.gz
And then tarball will be pulled and extracted over the root.
Description-md5: f3db8d34df0e9fc0c67e5d7c16f80476