How to Install and Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "chiark-rwbuffer" package

This tutorial shows how to install chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                chiark-rwbuffer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "chiark-rwbuffer" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chiark-rwbuffer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chiark-rwbuffer package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: chiark-rwbuffer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.2+nmu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Source: chiark-utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ian Jackson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 57
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/c/chiark-utils/chiark-rwbuffer_6.1.2+nmu1_amd64.deb
Size: 8940
MD5sum: 7b0975d2e448986fbda0020c32f24d11
SHA1: c765e663793f1526095dd028256d48a9b2af0d0c
SHA256: f2410b9a9e79b17c5c3252530cd5c75a56fd035cb9c2a2e71f74ee5cd635aa20
SHA512: 75bb8f2dd15c7a00aa65c63f1a26502720659648621137256bcc3e8e1423a8fc604f90e868fd13efebbaa99ba51f97ecdd9df87b826bdb724715c77f40d0be1b
Description-en: readbuffer/writebuffer: prevents tape drive seesawing, etc.
readbuffer and writebuffer: programs for reading input from devices,
and writing output to, which don't like constant stopping and
starting, such as tape drives and audio playback devices.
Description-md5: 4f79465741ec8b18804b213a7948ac8d