How to Install and Uninstall dphys-swapfile Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 23,2025

You can also install and uninstall the dphys-swapfile 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 "dphys-swapfile" package

This tutorial shows how to install dphys-swapfile on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dphys-swapfile
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dphys-swapfile" package

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


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

Package: dphys-swapfile
Architecture: all
Version: 20100506-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: dc, e2fsprogs, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dphys-swapfile/dphys-swapfile_20100506-7_all.deb
Size: 15204
MD5sum: 1f3648739aa1f8c09d68780f6e036b32
SHA1: 2b77adc3dce1f0a8798ba3c442642a1a38798e4c
SHA256: 5bac9658f3ad27d62c3513a0148f1d9815bee5c22a624e5047be91432229dec3
SHA512: 00f50e942f46fc837aeeb4a55a92d7cbadb921dfa5530ebe79c35f4b7da1508cf8413f0ec260ccd49f31240cd1d5f258e0c3739378a7c421d8e6000fd0dbee45
Homepage: http://neil.franklin.ch/Projects/dphys-swapfile/
Description: Autogenerate and use a swap file
Description-md5: b00608070510dc33cb909eeb3fb6aa5f