How to Install and Uninstall floppyd Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "floppyd" package

This tutorial shows how to install floppyd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall floppyd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: floppyd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.24-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/otherosfs
Source: mtools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chris Lamb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6
Suggests: mtools
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtools/floppyd_4.0.24-1_amd64.deb
Size: 21932
MD5sum: d089bf5d57141bde7c678b4e57d78215
SHA1: 3a91b4776510d5151f3fab291ef8be5e921c3e9f
SHA256: 741d3aad41b94a006106f62e941a9f31d9ea9ce71f0b21b9ec7683e589b73524
SHA512: 1edfb00a5bace0324e906352fac77015a624d1bf6e49afc3baf28e4fd4c464137845e1156f769d3d336809c91a71edfca8cd999910346791b8f425015347212d
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Description-en: Daemon for remote access to floppy drives
Floppyd is used as a server to grant access to the floppy drive to clients
running on a remote machine, just as an X server grants access to the display
to remote clients.
Description-md5: f60e3cff71356b58d676dbb4c9155a5c