How to Install and Uninstall preload Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "preload" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install preload on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall preload on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                preload
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the preload package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: preload
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.4-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Carter
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 92
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), lsb-base
Suggests: logrotate
Filename: pool/universe/p/preload/preload_0.6.4-5_amd64.deb
Size: 29464
MD5sum: 837eb12099de7a7aa3715e55c5c72332
SHA1: a7a57be18cb5019d80876402617a2e0018a5e4f0
SHA256: c9edeb944dd2e9774107f26d51d781120aaf08decbe8c58178f391436d4e539f
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/preload
Description: adaptive readahead daemon
Description-md5: e192f5d7089c86a7332913c20a574513