In a recent announcement regarding the upcoming release of Ubuntu 25.10 scheduled for October 9, a significant change has been approved. The decision to switch from using the Initramfs-tools package to utilizing the Dracut tool for forming the images of the initial RAM-disk (Initrd) has been made. Initramfs-tools development has been stagnant in recent years, leading to the transition to Dracut, which is now responsible for the release of Ubuntu versions.
Since mid-August, the development of Ubuntu 25.10 has reached a stage where new functionalities cannot be added due to a freeze. However, in this case, an exception has been made to allow the adaptation to Dracut. Currently, the Initramfs-Tools package has been replaced by Dracut in meta-packages, indicating a full transition to the new tool.
The move to Dracut provides various benefits, including the ability to address issues such as the inability to use Systemd in Initrd, lack of support for NVME OVER FABRIC (NVM-OF), an abundance of Shell code in Initrd, and challenges in maintenance due to separate handling of INITRD and root fs.