Posted On January 12, 2021

Linux: ‘Initramfs Unpacking Failed’ Error Upon Booting

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Error:
 initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed
Resolution:
sudo sed -i 's/COMPRESS=lz4/COMPRESS=gzip/g' /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
sudo update-initramfs -u
# reboot # restart the machine when ready

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