How to Install and Uninstall dracut-config-generic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "dracut-config-generic" package

This guide let you learn how to install dracut-config-generic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dracut-config-generic
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dracut-config-generic" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dracut-config-generic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: dracut-config-generic
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thomas Lange
Architecture: all
Source: dracut
Version: 044+3-3
Depends: dracut-core
Filename: pool/universe/d/dracut/dracut-config-generic_044+3-3_all.deb
Size: 1974
MD5sum: d31c97bd8d1a84107daf2cefad172e59
SHA1: dd64fc58fbc57710a7a38883ad40b19ba2114548
SHA256: 7e54385caf742581615658485b44afe5468dae4a4928dd2a48ce50026e221dcc
Description-en: Low-level tool for generating an initramfs image
This is the dracut configuration to turn off hostonly image generation
Description-md5: 672ba260ee4e1673a0637526f0a6592b
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu