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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "spew" package

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


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

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


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

Package: spew
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.8-1build5
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matt Taggart
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 156
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libncurses6 (>= 6), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/s/spew/spew_1.0.8-1build5_amd64.deb
Size: 49524
MD5sum: 70c8d4d12485981f8189ecf7dd0e4c1a
SHA1: 1f718a29f1fad7a19b12509e11183a3123ca4cbf
SHA256: d5311bd9f49ead5146a722e17b3ef2c531a6c0d35d291129177b359b2fd8e1f1
SHA512: 893779d9db10d5d1dce1c575f24d7d3f02b6925df6c06413bced694e83ac70177de7adae4877e3d147cd2e20233542b56e524d4267a678f861a077488cf7d808
Description-en: I/O performance measurement and load generation tool
Spew is used to measure I/O performance of character devices, block
devices, and regular files. It can also be used to generate high I/O loads
to stress systems while verifying data integrity.
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Spew is easy to use and is flexible. No configuration files or
complicated client/server configurations are needed. Spew also generates
its own data patterns that are designed to make it easy to find and debug
data integrity problems.
Description-md5: 823e12e217c9f0e9dd4e24634b93b07e