How to Install and Uninstall fdflush Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "fdflush" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install fdflush on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall fdflush on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: fdflush
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.1.3build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Diego Fernández Durán
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 20
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fdflush/fdflush_1.0.1.3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 5916
MD5sum: b8f6641d2b1a038d1231d7f04efc7bc4
SHA1: fbcba57ca0ba6dfbdeb6e6e6edb4bb96dd070d4a
SHA256: 5fd654dd5a791650b97d583fe1b33ae24559f8de8617879c6bc9445c66a7f61a
SHA512: 6068ffec326fb24fdbb607e78887ae06b49c9638520eda7ec0420fa0e9d28e7a036a9adfa196fb5b74a30ea732875477a854d791c8d0cb9b421f3c4a2bfd3df3
Description-en: Flush out-of-date disk buffers
fdflush is a band-aid for floppy (or other) drives with bad disk-change
sensing. fdflush makes the system believe the disk-change switch has been
triggered forcing the system to discard the buffered data.
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If you have one of these slightly-broken disk drives, you'll have to run
fdflush every time you change a disk.
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fdflush is useful for computers which might be sleeping when you change
floppies or other removable media.
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The command "floppycontrol -f" does the same thing, but the
fdutils package is significantly larger; it only uses the
floppy-specific flush ioctl.
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The command "blockdev --flushbufs" only uses the generic flush ioctl.
Description-md5: 01eaa8cf935e2ab9bd7909d1ee723602