How to Install and Uninstall fdflush Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "fdflush" package

This tutorial shows how to install fdflush on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fdflush on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fdflush
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fdflush package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fdflush
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Diego Fernández Durán
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.1.3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fdflush/fdflush_1.0.1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 6196
MD5sum: 5a0c3e6c71d349e3b6133079cef28250
SHA1: 897b308238f0436b4991baa3d9723db044ddc25e
SHA256: 2a42dd5fa83e209c566169f5937679925f37d49fa60b5c74ab7802bde30e42ac
Description-en: Flush out-of-date disk buffers
fdflush is a band-aid for floppy (or other) drives with bad disk-change
sensing. fdflush makes the system believe the disk-change switch has been
triggered forcing the system to discard the buffered data.
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If you have one of these slightly-broken disk drives, you'll have to run
fdflush every time you change a disk.
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fdflush is useful for computers which might be sleeping when you change
floppies or other removable media.
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The command "floppycontrol -f" does the same thing, but the
fdutils package is significantly larger; it only uses the
floppy-specific flush ioctl.
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The command "blockdev --flushbufs" only uses the generic flush ioctl.
Description-md5: 01eaa8cf935e2ab9bd7909d1ee723602
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu