How to Install and Uninstall floppyd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "floppyd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install floppyd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall floppyd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: floppyd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.18-2ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/otherosfs
Source: mtools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 63
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6
Suggests: mtools
Replaces: mtools (<< 3.9.7)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtools/floppyd_4.0.18-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 20202
MD5sum: c4b26a28e404dec1c5e757427ffc17ee
SHA1: 74a95db808c13ca44da5e541565f610f83d2eb38
SHA256: 0e15145980161b13b8fa6a7f6f15ff08a7703ef907806e8e2b6ff0024779d7f1
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Description: Daemon for remote access to floppy drives
Description-md5: 9f02c9f7fbbf410c6ec431c45b8f855b