How to Install and Uninstall hd-idle Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 08,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "hd-idle" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install hd-idle on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hd-idle
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hd-idle" package

Learn how to uninstall hd-idle 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 hd-idle package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: hd-idle
Source: hd-idle (1.05+ds-2)
Version: 1.05+ds-2+b1
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Alexandre Mestiashvili
Architecture: amd64
Depends: lsb-base, libc6 (>= 2.34)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Description: Spin down idle [USB] hard disks
Description-md5: ce146f67dc9580b65dfd2b2293631587
Homepage: http://hd-idle.sf.net
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hd-idle/hd-idle_1.05+ds-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 15728
MD5sum: 2afd1667c1de076f1e5badf3d3dcc7e2
SHA256: 64a25f80c88c2255c784a1e585d35bee4f09e4c2812e5aaf6cd7476a6e673717