How To Install initramfs-tools-devices on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install initramfs-tools-devices on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is initramfs-tools-devices
initramfs-tools-devices is:
This package contains initramfs scripts that can be useful for both Ubuntu Core and Classic systems, like the resize script, which resizes the root file system to the maximum allowed on a device if there is free space available.
There are three methods to install initramfs-tools-devices on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install initramfs-tools-devices Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install initramfs-tools-devices using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install initramfs-tools-devices
Install initramfs-tools-devices Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install initramfs-tools-devices using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install initramfs-tools-devices
Install initramfs-tools-devices Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install initramfs-tools-devices using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install initramfs-tools-devices
How To Uninstall initramfs-tools-devices on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the initramfs-tools-devices package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove initramfs-tools-devices
Uninstall initramfs-tools-devices And Its Dependencies
To uninstall initramfs-tools-devices and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove initramfs-tools-devices
Remove initramfs-tools-devices Configurations and Data
To remove initramfs-tools-devices configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge initramfs-tools-devices
Remove initramfs-tools-devices configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove initramfs-tools-devices configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge initramfs-tools-devices
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install initramfs-tools-devices package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
