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

Last updated: April 29,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "floppyd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install floppyd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall floppyd 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 floppyd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: floppyd
Source: mtools
Version: 4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Chris Lamb
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9)
Suggests: mtools
Description: Daemon for remote access to floppy drives
Description-md5: f60e3cff71356b58d676dbb4c9155a5c
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Tag: hardware::storage:floppy, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
network::server, network::service, role::program
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/floppyd_4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1_amd64.deb
Size: 27660
MD5sum: 9c12897c4b2e066c827852460f087b7d
SHA256: 6257cb514e8c788ef2d09788ac274ba5dbfbb6eab61fc8a97940d7b3edcd19b1