[Bug 1796438] [NEW] cryptsetup-initramfs: error message is displayed at initramfs stage when cryptsetup is not included to the initrd

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In ubuntu 18.10, error message is displayed at initramfs stage when
cryptsetup is not included to the initrd.

vmware at ubuntu-18.10:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
[sudo] password for vmware: 
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.18.0-8-generic
cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries 
    nor crypto modules. If that's on purpose, you may want to uninstall the 
    'cryptsetup-initramfs' package in order to disable the cryptsetup initramfs 
    integration and avoid this warning.
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_mxUIaj/var/cache/ldconfig': No such file or directory
vmware at ubuntu-1810:~$ 

There is a bug in Debian: 
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901830

** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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cryptsetup-initramfs: error message is displayed at initramfs stage when cryptsetup is not included to the initrd
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1796438
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