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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "smartmontools" package

Please follow the steps below to install smartmontools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall smartmontools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: smartmontools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.2-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dmitry Smirnov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1934
Depends: debianutils (>= 2.2), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libsystemd0
Suggests: gsmartcontrol, smart-notifier, mailx | mailutils, curl | wget | lynx, gpg
Conflicts: smartsuite, ucsc-smartsuite
Filename: pool/main/s/smartmontools/smartmontools_7.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 582776
MD5sum: d513924392d7b479e46e0e7d4f5cf7c8
SHA1: 17f6d2a53ce260c5fc1af0e35b1844f7f53662a7
SHA256: bc825ccdb92a4b222a4d8b213bd1c2b1a40a7840539719ca6edd959d9340ea44
SHA512: 200a5b67e421479d1a3731e7a5979e1579eca24e708e206f1536aa9489a81539b52a6e91995b2c635d1b176fa735da73d2671f3c9ad40d678cfdaa00f4ea53e2
Homepage: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T.
The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd)
to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI
hard disks. It is derived from the smartsuite package, and includes support
for ATA/ATAPI-5 disks. It should run on any modern Linux system.
Description-md5: ea81561661ccfc1b07aa52e4cc37874a
Task: kubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop