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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "hdparm" package

Please follow the steps below to install hdparm on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall hdparm on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: hdparm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.60+ds-1build1
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexandre Mestiashvili
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 245
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), lsb-base
Recommends: powermgmt-base
Filename: pool/main/h/hdparm/hdparm_9.60+ds-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 94604
MD5sum: e6fad0bdefa9352f79851aa6235d27ce
SHA1: f7964d4fda1528d105db7ea51d007c2ada1335c1
SHA256: 81ac0c153c550d2910167babb6746e2a0da7156b58e77034507a8c96a8247edf
SHA512: 0e8e54da39f855636717becbf7cca725512f4324e232278990e8c9ba8996fcb1a6894eea652932a403f1c916845c421e5ef870275721e56bf90ca996ff71203d
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/
Description-en: tune hard disk parameters for high performance
Get/set device parameters for Linux SATA/IDE drives.
Provides a command line interface to various kernel interfaces supported by
the Linux SATA/PATA/SAS "libata" subsystem and the older IDE driver subsystem.
Many newer (2008 and later) USB drive enclosures now also support "SAT"
(SCSI-ATA Command Translation) and therefore may also work with hdparm.
Description-md5: 10cd5d89570f5496e89b163ae03a66e5
Task: standard