How to Install and Uninstall zram-tools Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 10,2025

You can also install and uninstall the zram-tools 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 "zram-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install zram-tools 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 "zram-tools" package

Learn how to uninstall zram-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: zram-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.3.3.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Carter
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 28
Depends: bc
Filename: pool/universe/z/zram-tools/zram-tools_0.3.3.1-1_all.deb
Size: 5676
MD5sum: 79dccfc5b08b7098a03ab6b3dcf83982
SHA1: 88097eba3dc84f12606a5173d30ffc25f4636f23
SHA256: d2ca594a79b91ddd600d957418c89f737d525d0bcc4f9f43ea57724a83d8f20e
SHA512: eee8ba9d0da8e925c64872fc888616af623fad70c41cb3c902bd0db419f3571006be3334065c76cc69e5c81b0e435397e34905bb55145a8ae3eca1a96ddb55ee
Homepage: https://github.com/highvoltage/zram-tools
Description: utilities for working with zram
Description-md5: ec6912716a950f68b3695264db84a2bc