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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "initramfs-tools" package

Learn how to install initramfs-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: initramfs-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.122ubuntu8.17
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 125
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.122ubuntu8.17), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: console-setup (<< 1.72), cryptsetup (<< 2:1.6.6-4~), elilo (<< 3.12-3.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), isc-dhcp-client (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu13), lilo (<< 22.8-8.2~), lvm2 (<< 2.02.111-2.1~), mountall (<< 2.0~), nplan (<< 0.32~16.04.5), s390-tools (<< 1.8.3-2~), systemd-sysv (<< 186)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.122ubuntu8.17_all.deb
Size: 8932
MD5sum: 9ea295405d91a41ca7601a0c8ee3d678
SHA1: 05a70a6230838e3bff78abfe8cc33b19f4700b26
SHA256: 91ef8f759382b73925a836977f1b7b312587d47839a4991fe967132b5a1ed10a
SHA512: 8ef412315b291b0f8f1ee83cee01bb2ff9bed1dcb024b9157bdda8d1284ecf43661bb0854c00296b194c4979511d69e4dfdb0c50c9b031bc8550052c84457832
Description-en: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
This package builds a bootable initramfs for Linux kernel packages. The
initramfs is loaded along with the kernel and is responsible for
mounting the root filesystem and starting the main init system.
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: initramfs-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.122ubuntu8.14
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 125
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.122ubuntu8.14), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: console-setup (<< 1.72), cryptsetup (<< 2:1.6.6-4~), elilo (<< 3.12-3.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), isc-dhcp-client (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu13), lilo (<< 22.8-8.2~), lvm2 (<< 2.02.111-2.1~), mountall (<< 2.0~), nplan (<< 0.32~16.04.5), s390-tools (<< 1.8.3-2~), systemd-sysv (<< 186)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.122ubuntu8.14_all.deb
Size: 8938
MD5sum: 213e3eb14959c031e9bd0c2460a473e5
SHA1: a7b407ff369d88e280065dc9e9bdfbfa180596cd
SHA256: 9253bff549624c95a7146b1e614b6d02163236885fe9b221a32dfd5c5ffa52ac
SHA512: 4e8ec9076fa74895956b99af537ed98d426a3c473c8082824bfdf59b656d413fb42181eca2fdd801a6ee5d77279eb4bcf741ec972acaf7b7692a5b90863a5962
Description-en: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
This package builds a bootable initramfs for Linux kernel packages. The
initramfs is loaded along with the kernel and is responsible for
mounting the root filesystem and starting the main init system.
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: initramfs-tools
Priority: important
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 123
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Architecture: all
Version: 0.122ubuntu8
Provides: linux-initramfs-tool
Depends: initramfs-tools-core (= 0.122ubuntu8), linux-base
Suggests: bash-completion
Conflicts: linux-initramfs-tool, usplash (<< 0.5.50)
Breaks: console-setup (<< 1.72), cryptsetup (<< 2:1.6.6-4~), elilo (<< 3.12-3.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.3~), lilo (<< 22.8-8.2~), lvm2 (<< 2.02.111-2.1~), mountall (<< 2.0~), s390-tools (<< 1.8.3-2~), systemd-sysv (<< 186)
Filename: pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/initramfs-tools_0.122ubuntu8_all.deb
Size: 8592
MD5sum: 6972f0cfc8ac438869038ab56ef0eb6c
SHA1: 80468a9dd30c1b59db9424fa19d41216fd2a3459
SHA256: cf8eb67753fe1776e981e5e4dd1622dc64695a3139bf606ec37cebba25122114
Description-en: generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
This package builds a bootable initramfs for Linux kernel packages. The
initramfs is loaded along with the kernel and is responsible for
mounting the root filesystem and starting the main init system.
Description-md5: f406a6ad4452bdc36e9957a711143c2e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk