How To Install cloud-initramfs-copymods on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-initramfs-copymods on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cloud-initramfs-copymods
cloud-initramfs-copymods is:
When booting with an external-to-root kernel and initramfs, you need to ensure that /lib/modules contains any necessary modules not already loaded.
This package arranges for the modules in the initramfs to be placed into /lib/modules after the switchroot is done. Task: server, cloud-image
There are three methods to install cloud-initramfs-copymods on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cloud-initramfs-copymods Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cloud-initramfs-copymods using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cloud-initramfs-copymods
Install cloud-initramfs-copymods Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cloud-initramfs-copymods using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cloud-initramfs-copymods
Install cloud-initramfs-copymods 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 cloud-initramfs-copymods using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cloud-initramfs-copymods
How To Uninstall cloud-initramfs-copymods on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cloud-initramfs-copymods package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cloud-initramfs-copymods
Uninstall cloud-initramfs-copymods And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cloud-initramfs-copymods and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloud-initramfs-copymods
Remove cloud-initramfs-copymods Configurations and Data
To remove cloud-initramfs-copymods configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cloud-initramfs-copymods
Remove cloud-initramfs-copymods configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cloud-initramfs-copymods configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloud-initramfs-copymods
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-initramfs-copymods package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
