How to Install and Uninstall eatmydata Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the eatmydata 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 "eatmydata" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install eatmydata on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall eatmydata on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: eatmydata
Architecture: all
Version: 130-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: libeatmydata
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mattia Rizzolo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25
Depends: libeatmydata1 (>= 130-2build1)
Filename: pool/main/libe/libeatmydata/eatmydata_130-2build1_all.deb
Size: 5584
MD5sum: 70ff19a1e2d24b57eaccf0dd20af8d0e
SHA1: 394c0eeb873a766643549b7ffcd9c187ca59ca4e
SHA256: 3991dc5b6d8366cc8b1e47b699caff0341e51b57713bb5394c6b7df2615db5ef
SHA512: 34aa796f0b05480a0b1b80790d97af422fd2c88a2aeb0e69792560e13d3bd1562b145906dbab22954f55e0c610213791c6e209d870201ff9c91d6d5711c07c42
Homepage: https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
Description: Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends
Description-md5: 4dad1280628a46c312954a4d1ba76a96
Task: cloud-image