How to Install and Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the chiark-rwbuffer on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "chiark-rwbuffer" package

Learn how to install chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                chiark-rwbuffer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "chiark-rwbuffer" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chiark-rwbuffer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chiark-rwbuffer package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: chiark-rwbuffer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.2+nmu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Source: chiark-utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ian Jackson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 57
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/c/chiark-utils/chiark-rwbuffer_6.1.2+nmu1_amd64.deb
Size: 8940
MD5sum: 7b0975d2e448986fbda0020c32f24d11
SHA1: c765e663793f1526095dd028256d48a9b2af0d0c
SHA256: f2410b9a9e79b17c5c3252530cd5c75a56fd035cb9c2a2e71f74ee5cd635aa20
SHA512: 75bb8f2dd15c7a00aa65c63f1a26502720659648621137256bcc3e8e1423a8fc604f90e868fd13efebbaa99ba51f97ecdd9df87b826bdb724715c77f40d0be1b
Description: readbuffer/writebuffer: prevents tape drive seesawing, etc.
Description-md5: 4f79465741ec8b18804b213a7948ac8d