How to Install and Uninstall memtest86+ Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the memtest86+ 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 "memtest86+" package

Please follow the steps below to install memtest86+ on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "memtest86+" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall memtest86+ on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                memtest86+
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the memtest86+ package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: memtest86+
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.10-4~bpo22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Fabio Fantoni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12690
Suggests: grub-efi | grub-pc | grub-legacy, memtester, mtools
Filename: pool/main/m/memtest86+/memtest86+_6.10-4~bpo22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 128696
MD5sum: c3fa7299ff1128ca275794656e82ff39
SHA1: 72e3de9caed5850eaf93cc87d4fa6e63a0ddbf0d
SHA256: 6577f4bdfed6d4d8d2f716c8cbfe12a5953427301430e47b6102b10570ad7fe3
SHA512: 4f6f07ef4581a2ca22f474c12ae0bb0dd938f1e158cc8ee6bb53f45c3a061647bfd9a41ccdb8f4b08a1060f937edc3abf83c931eedb7fd22ca8511863c8d2608
Homepage: https://www.memtest.org/
Description: thorough real-mode memory tester
Description-md5: aa685f84801773ef97fdaba8eb26436a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: memtest86+
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.31b+dfsg-4
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Fabio Fantoni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2500
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Suggests: grub-pc | grub-legacy, memtest86, memtester, mtools
Filename: pool/main/m/memtest86+/memtest86+_5.31b+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 80116
MD5sum: 0a6ce5aab73ce2cd8a86153b7018d3fe
SHA1: 9b9320ebd3efead5746ee72a3f19c1c113f1d492
SHA256: 35ed26f3dc9657342337c88ae71ab369c9f6f601cb552804aa88de802e7f6ee8
SHA512: 94738e4ae128377f3031c4ff9974398337f5bfb3d07513e1f27343b59a0142d4c7dea140194f16ba813055145d02fdeb3f601a1307fb92b65d4d52e20ab6183e
Homepage: https://www.memtest.org/
Description: thorough real-mode memory tester
Description-md5: aa685f84801773ef97fdaba8eb26436a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi