How to Install and Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "chiark-rwbuffer" package

Please follow the steps below to install chiark-rwbuffer on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                chiark-rwbuffer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "chiark-rwbuffer" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall chiark-rwbuffer on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chiark-rwbuffer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chiark-rwbuffer package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: chiark-rwbuffer
Source: chiark-utils
Version: 6.0.4
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Ian Jackson
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Description: readbuffer/writebuffer: prevents tape drive seesawing, etc.
Description-md5: 4f79465741ec8b18804b213a7948ac8d
Tag: hardware::storage, hardware::storage:cd, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::storing, works-with::archive,
works-with::audio
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/chiark-utils/chiark-rwbuffer_6.0.4_amd64.deb
Size: 17764
MD5sum: 7124bee1cc4fabfcd328d56d8850a5e6
SHA256: bf53947ac51598c821c97cb3f48dc56164dab2e8c1188a81b24a57f24b2c09da