How to Install and Uninstall blktool Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "blktool" package

This tutorial shows how to install blktool on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall blktool on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                blktool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the blktool package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: blktool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4-7.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Azat Khuzhin
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0)
Filename: pool/universe/b/blktool/blktool_4-7.1_amd64.deb
Size: 16684
MD5sum: fa7f7c4d18a6b68cb98145f4ac2d627e
SHA1: 15b42aaf8e1f9a8d1e34ae3cf4ce82194a0f48e4
SHA256: 28d5dc1bc610b9522f2200666ef958c93ce459572f42f6ea783c01c71547f14d
SHA512: e171d0f35cb933fa730e14e3bbb046ce98e8005f047560b5c3d64ff66634e1a8517a2cade0405e9c5106496ffde0a5c739cc37e21f1d5cf6486620d862b63779
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/files/blktool/
Description-en: tune low-level block device parameters
blktool is used for querying and/or changing settings of a block
device. It is like hdparm but a more general tool, as it works on
SCSI, IDE and SATA devices.
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This program is for those who know what they're doing and it should
be used at your own risk as it could cause damage to your hardware.
Description-md5: 4273dc2560ebbf80ab997014ca975394