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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "hotswap" package

This guide let you learn how to install hotswap on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall hotswap on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: hotswap
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.0-15build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10
Depends: hotswap-text, hotswap-gui
Filename: pool/universe/h/hotswap/hotswap_0.4.0-15build1_all.deb
Size: 1712
MD5sum: 8cb59534c892393facf42014aa71cea0
SHA1: 0a4c76913fe18a28f3f6892b858b592e3036a9a9
SHA256: de10f7af6c8495dff4b7e3fce3369dfffb481d27c684227411a509cf5e064dce
SHA512: 55bf04801d50d2ae9151ef8fdd5b7264496e8a82d4688da7502e22fb7c526f31c5db06e6a1e3375c5c818809cd5188968ef1053884af8b92631f0d1cf252dea9
Homepage: http://timstadelmann.de/hotswap.html
Description-en: (de)register hotswappable IDE hardware
Hotswap is a utility to register and deregister hotswappable IDE
hardware. It is written to be used on Laptops with some sort of
hardware bay to remove the module from the machine without rebooting
it. eg. Dell Laptops.
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Note that this utility is not required to insert or remove batteries
or floppy disk drives; only for IDE devices.
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This is a metapackage that Depends on both the command line tool
and the graphical front-end to allow seamless upgrades.
Description-md5: 97eecea31b2108bcd08e79657a109c51