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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "zfs-initramfs" package

This guide let you learn how to install zfs-initramfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall zfs-initramfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: zfs-initramfs
Architecture: all
Version: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu29
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: zfs-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Darik Horn
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25
Depends: zfs-doc (= 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu29), zfsutils-linux
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/zfs-initramfs_0.6.5.6-0ubuntu29_all.deb
Size: 4136
MD5sum: 17380be4998c5e86b20cd088e7165a6d
SHA1: 54857b7209a4da32753c4374aaa0174144a804f1
SHA256: e6816710916b93a5fcf5cb9792b5b3ad17a3aefcb1cb77c7e2eb415ce948061d
SHA512: 5f77491d4749a6829b41439022fc387a8740934c7559dfcfa05eb51250f677663c0449492427b49b7d277806a9d0c428b641185e3e4212b1aa6598aa2f9e1fe2
Homepage: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-0.6.5.6
Description-en: Native OpenZFS root filesystem capabilities for Linux
This package adds OpenZFS to the system initramfs with a hook
for the initramfs-tools infrastructure.
Description-md5: fb044591d900c52c8a5a00fccaff5881

Package: zfs-initramfs
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Installed-Size: 25
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Darik Horn
Architecture: all
Source: zfs-linux
Version: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu8
Depends: zfs-doc (= 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu8), zfsutils-linux
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/zfs-initramfs_0.6.5.6-0ubuntu8_all.deb
Size: 4132
MD5sum: f1f23350a02accb87a5a652aa5598b14
SHA1: 448ed6594aa291436aed2657040a14c9e522976f
SHA256: a5d82d4ee6bb8d8537f7f6e663abbee39f2b0edce9587aead5cc1e70181acdfb
Description-en: Native OpenZFS root filesystem capabilities for Linux
This package adds OpenZFS to the system initramfs with a hook
for the initramfs-tools infrastructure.
Description-md5: fb044591d900c52c8a5a00fccaff5881
Homepage: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-0.6.5.6
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu