How to Install and Uninstall eatmydata Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "eatmydata" package

Please follow the steps below to install eatmydata on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall eatmydata on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: eatmydata
Architecture: all
Version: 131-1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: libeatmydata
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mattia Rizzolo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: libeatmydata1 (>= 131-1)
Filename: pool/main/libe/libeatmydata/eatmydata_131-1_all.deb
Size: 5592
MD5sum: f755ee5015de361a0d3155411c5ab511
SHA1: 3f981346affbbf46d4a07f9f55fdb7c0a7e637fa
SHA256: e5a526771c3bc71848a16c2f17964e7e68f82078cdfe6bbe34cf60449b660b89
SHA512: 274e6b668def89a3ec10dd75a2919e8aa67b5bd53dcbecfff29a7e5ba4734b7203c4528321c69450af61d01e03cc1f8f1011d8066e716c484d42d085803108de
Homepage: https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
Description: Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends
Description-md5: 4dad1280628a46c312954a4d1ba76a96
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi