How to Install and Uninstall floppyd Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "floppyd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install floppyd on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall floppyd on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                floppyd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the floppyd package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: floppyd
Source: mtools
Version: 4.0.26-1
Installed-Size: 77
Maintainer: Chris Lamb
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6
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_4.0.26-1_amd64.deb
Size: 27324
MD5sum: cecaac7cf11dff99ba8ac237a6d90936
SHA256: ddd2dee0d716d2ced14d53daa973d4131b9113f0ec8e102e73c16b2cdb81998b