How To Install dracut-squash on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-squash on Debian 11.
What is dracut-squash
dracut-squash is:
Package to build an initramfs with most files in a squashfs image.
This package provides a dracut module to build an initramfs, but store most files in a squashfs image, result in a smaller initramfs size and reduce runtime memory usage.
There are three methods to install dracut-squash 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-squash 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-squash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dracut-squash
Install dracut-squash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dracut-squash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dracut-squash
Install dracut-squash 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-squash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dracut-squash
How To Uninstall dracut-squash on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dracut-squash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dracut-squash
Uninstall dracut-squash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dracut-squash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dracut-squash
Remove dracut-squash Configurations and Data
To remove dracut-squash configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dracut-squash
Remove dracut-squash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dracut-squash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dracut-squash
Dependencies
dracut-squash have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-squash package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.