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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "writeboost" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall writeboost on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                writeboost
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the writeboost package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: writeboost
Architecture: all
Version: 1.20160718-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dmitry Smirnov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 38
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), dmsetup, dm-writeboost-dkms
Recommends: kmod
Enhances: dm-writeboost-dkms
Filename: pool/universe/w/writeboost/writeboost_1.20160718-1_all.deb
Size: 9298
MD5sum: 60b0660225ae2b1a51a640b072a146b9
SHA1: f4e7a357a6a093167013e54f336ad697e1035372
SHA256: 30a2888199035bc67babd16947718b4dce77e7ac95b51fb1d0c27617e9d752fb
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/onlyjob/writeboost
Description: utility to manage mappings of dm-writeboost devices
Description-md5: c9363feb50bcc8ebba1a44d80fa7001e