initramfs-tools software package provides tools for generating an initramfs, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install initramfs-tools
initramfs-tools is installed in your system.
Make ensure the initramfs-tools package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep initramfs-tools *
You will get with initramfs-tools package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | initramfs-tools |
| Version | 0.99ubuntu13.5 |
| Description | tools for generating an initramfs |
| Sub Section | Utils |