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