How To Install dracut-config-rescue on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-config-rescue on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dracut-config-rescue
dracut-config-rescue is:
This is the dracut configuration to turn on rescue image generation
There are three methods to install dracut-config-rescue on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dracut-config-rescue 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-config-rescue using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dracut-config-rescue
Install dracut-config-rescue Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dracut-config-rescue using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dracut-config-rescue
Install dracut-config-rescue 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 dracut-config-rescue using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dracut-config-rescue
How To Uninstall dracut-config-rescue on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dracut-config-rescue package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dracut-config-rescue
Uninstall dracut-config-rescue And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dracut-config-rescue and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dracut-config-rescue
Remove dracut-config-rescue Configurations and Data
To remove dracut-config-rescue configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dracut-config-rescue
Remove dracut-config-rescue configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dracut-config-rescue configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dracut-config-rescue
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-config-rescue package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
