How To Install kiwi-dracut-overlay on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kiwi-dracut-overlay on Debian 12.
What is kiwi-dracut-overlay
kiwi-dracut-overlay is:
This package contains the kiwi-overlay dracut module which is used for booting VMX images built with KIWI and configured to use an overlay root filesystem.
There are three methods to install kiwi-dracut-overlay on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kiwi-dracut-overlay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kiwi-dracut-overlay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kiwi-dracut-overlay
Install kiwi-dracut-overlay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kiwi-dracut-overlay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kiwi-dracut-overlay
Install kiwi-dracut-overlay 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kiwi-dracut-overlay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kiwi-dracut-overlay
How To Uninstall kiwi-dracut-overlay on Debian 12
To uninstall only the kiwi-dracut-overlay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kiwi-dracut-overlay
Uninstall kiwi-dracut-overlay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kiwi-dracut-overlay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kiwi-dracut-overlay
Remove kiwi-dracut-overlay Configurations and Data
To remove kiwi-dracut-overlay configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kiwi-dracut-overlay
Remove kiwi-dracut-overlay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kiwi-dracut-overlay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kiwi-dracut-overlay
Dependencies
kiwi-dracut-overlay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kiwi-dracut-overlay package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
