How to Install and Uninstall eatmydata Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 22,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "eatmydata" package

This guide let you learn how to install eatmydata on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall eatmydata on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                eatmydata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the eatmydata package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: eatmydata
Source: libeatmydata
Version: 130-2
Installed-Size: 25
Maintainer: Mattia Rizzolo
Architecture: all
Depends: libeatmydata1 (>= 130-2)
Description: Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends
Description-md5: 4dad1280628a46c312954a4d1ba76a96
Homepage: https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libe/libeatmydata/eatmydata_130-2_all.deb
Size: 11180
MD5sum: 425d7f33a5b2ae20e0b4c54a0b5e3694
SHA256: d12bd211fb9d430c4abce0cf0e17c86d7ded62256d67fc166c1b3c17171d8fe0