How to Install and Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the chiark-rwbuffer on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "chiark-rwbuffer" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install chiark-rwbuffer on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall chiark-rwbuffer on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 chiark-rwbuffer package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: chiark-rwbuffer
Source: chiark-utils
Version: 7.0.0
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Ian Jackson
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
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_7.0.0_amd64.deb
Size: 18876
MD5sum: add949619c8ef5a6bf75c5bf2874711f
SHA256: f69fdd48ba5eaefa8a4402487b0e7fb7c7c22734ff8db788768328babe766c77