How to Install and Uninstall disk-filltest Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "disk-filltest" package

This tutorial shows how to install disk-filltest on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                disk-filltest
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "disk-filltest" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall disk-filltest on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                disk-filltest
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the disk-filltest package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: disk-filltest
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sudip Mukherjee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 35
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/d/disk-filltest/disk-filltest_0.8.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 10152
MD5sum: bf791e4298141c84e9dfb88acfd8a468
SHA1: 2d2c21f37338fae8295655f9002e77b6d3f95da5
SHA256: 54ccd721cb41d41722672532e4fea30b549b48cb7670d34dd2e240b1f85478ca
SHA512: c2807b4f362b57847ac4e62ab6c18991fcb6f129112e15c2c3dcb304ce4ab93c29c8880b157a207a17c90fbab25c2513498d95049b268fadac290fe73c1e72aa
Homepage: https://panthema.net/2013/disk-filltest/
Description-en: Simple Tool to Detect Bad Disks by Filling with Random Data
The number of hard disk produced in the last five years is huge. Of course,
this is the same number of hard disks that will most probably fail in the next
five years, possibly with catastrophic consequences for the particular user or
business.
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The simple tool disk-filltest can help, together with S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, to
check disks periodically and thus be forewarned about coming failures. The
function of disk-filltest is simple:
* Write files random-######## to the current directory until the disk is full.
* Read the files again and verify the pseudo-random sequence written.
* Any write or read error will be reported, either by the operating system or
by checking the pseudo-random sequence.
* Optionally, delete the random files after a successful run.
Description-md5: 94f178fdd2956af4c8f6ae5760c679c2