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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dropbear-initramfs" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dropbear-initramfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dropbear-initramfs" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dropbear-initramfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: dropbear-initramfs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 34
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guilhem Moulin
Architecture: amd64
Source: dropbear
Version: 2016.72-1
Replaces: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Depends: dropbear-bin (= 2016.72-1), initramfs-tools (>= 0.94), busybox | busybox-static, udev
Recommends: cryptsetup
Breaks: dropbear (<< 2015.68-1)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dropbear/dropbear-initramfs_2016.72-1_amd64.deb
Size: 6248
MD5sum: 3eea3f2664555a2cc1187475c34cf2df
SHA1: 780b10de9f66d90f90e2a62da076ce9d4b727da4
SHA256: ede14da869763b6a354990cce23e51bb3fe404632f6e656805770cc07839b279
Description-en: lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
dropbear is a SSH 2 server and client designed to be small enough to
be used in small memory environments, while still being functional and
secure enough for general use.
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It implements most required features of the SSH 2 protocol, and other
features such as X11 and authentication agent forwarding.
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This package provides initramfs integration.
Description-md5: 902d7f1aa2c363f563200e06f44cb17b
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu