How to Install and Uninstall writeboost Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "writeboost" package

This is a short guide on how to install writeboost on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "writeboost" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall writeboost on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: writeboost
Version: 1.20170616-1
Installed-Size: 39
Maintainer: Dmitry Smirnov
Architecture: all
Depends: dmsetup, dm-writeboost-dkms
Recommends: kmod
Enhances: dm-writeboost-dkms
Description: utility to manage mappings of dm-writeboost devices
Description-md5: c9363feb50bcc8ebba1a44d80fa7001e
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/onlyjob/writeboost
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/writeboost/writeboost_1.20170616-1_all.deb
Size: 9736
MD5sum: 6e4d8aa766479208a8ec9c210e0ae39d
SHA256: 6119230a466412524c3466b187a97f8375bf1520903bec3f0d3655b665ac2e1b