How to Install and Uninstall cramfsprogs Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "cramfsprogs" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cramfsprogs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cramfsprogs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cramfsprogs" package

Learn how to uninstall cramfsprogs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: cramfsprogs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Architecture: amd64
Source: cramfs
Version: 1.1-6ubuntu1
Replaces: mkcramfs
Provides: mkcramfs
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Conflicts: mkcramfs
Filename: pool/universe/c/cramfs/cramfsprogs_1.1-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 19660
MD5sum: 5eaac1f7b91c4a370f334db3f75ac5af
SHA1: 8fa38c4d2d482f6314263ab30450c76460bbbdf5
SHA256: 3b5c7b9fed45ce4aa2fb0a92ef33b1b002e2d24511e4ff070a932741bdbbc237
Description-en: Tools for CramFs (Compressed ROM File System)
This package contains tools that let you construct a CramFs
(Compressed ROM File System) image from the contents of a given directory, as
well as checking a constructed CramFs image and extracting its contents.
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Cram file systems are used for Debian INITRD images.
Description-md5: 84999f91c25bcc80c3b25c460b471672
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu