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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "hotswap" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hotswap on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: hotswap
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.0-15.1
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_0.4.0-15.1_all.deb
Size: 1708
MD5sum: c9c1578fc3654985588d4cc240c291c5
SHA1: ee22e245115bd9c65cade071db1e4c67bc6a6186
SHA256: 63725503d5023427847f06ff369a3a283f60014d6599c6eb7c599b2136f37110
SHA512: 41b69809a12d9efa7bc44f933e957ec6ad1e07303235581e72645cd60c38ba476bb45aed2a5290c8cf1a599261ea4982d4463439d944aeb632a4814f17da33e2
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