How To Install miniramfs on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniramfs on Debian 12.
What is miniramfs
miniramfs is:
This package contains the init and build scripts for miniramfs allowing devices with initramfs size restrictions to boot.
There are three methods to install miniramfs 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 miniramfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install miniramfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install miniramfs
Install miniramfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install miniramfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install miniramfs
Install miniramfs 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 miniramfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install miniramfs
How To Uninstall miniramfs on Debian 12
To uninstall only the miniramfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove miniramfs
Uninstall miniramfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall miniramfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove miniramfs
Remove miniramfs Configurations and Data
To remove miniramfs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge miniramfs
Remove miniramfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove miniramfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge miniramfs
Dependencies
miniramfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniramfs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.