How To Install dracut on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut on Debian 11.
What is dracut
dracut is:
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.
There are three methods to install dracut on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dracut Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dracut using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dracut
Install dracut Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dracut using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dracut
Install dracut 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 dracut using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dracut
How To Uninstall dracut on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dracut package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dracut
Uninstall dracut And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dracut and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dracut
Remove dracut Configurations and Data
To remove dracut configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dracut
Remove dracut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dracut configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dracut
Dependencies
dracut have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.