How to Install and Uninstall flashcache-dkms Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "flashcache-dkms" package

Learn how to install flashcache-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                flashcache-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "flashcache-dkms" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall flashcache-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: flashcache-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 3.1.3+git20150701-2ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: flashcache
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Liang Guo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 315
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/f/flashcache/flashcache-dkms_3.1.3+git20150701-2ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 53074
MD5sum: f4891d443442950ba9283ff4709718ee
SHA1: 00679f32f230d86fa74df393b0165d9894bdb708
SHA256: 8a26e16b56eb869a34fe29c01f20ef98655f40d3869722befb493e8b0dd5d777
SHA512: 9c35c3ba486d200ebe444387f144788b82eb0ba5cb02ad1c5f9e544a6a9bf3765b2d173e6840ac38a5de16693ecdb2d1382c32afcd69b46934fa0097027ed41e
Homepage: https://github.com/facebook/flashcache
Description-en: write-back block device cache for Linux (DKMS version)
Flashcache is a write-back block device cache for Linux. Using the Linux
device mapper (DM) it provides an overlay mapper, to cache chunks of
data on a high speed caching device like a solid-state drive for fast
read access.
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Flashcache supports FIFO and LRU cache sets, is configurable and error
resistant. It comes with a DKMS kernel module and a corresponding user
land for command and control. Alternatively it can be configured as
write-through and write-around flash cache, which does not store any
persitent data in the flash volume, hence purging the cache upon reboot.
.
This package provides the DKMS kernel module.
.
Warning: Flashcache is known not to work on the i686 (x86_32) architecture and
possibly others.
Description-md5: c1f711b4180651124b26c1329adc157b

Package: flashcache-dkms
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Installed-Size: 314
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Liang Guo
Architecture: all
Source: flashcache
Version: 3.1.3+git20150701-2ubuntu2
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/f/flashcache/flashcache-dkms_3.1.3+git20150701-2ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 52932
MD5sum: 928cdb8433021136ae8563a728a565b4
SHA1: cf24463982f4aec50996fb84fa2e72c81e4c03d2
SHA256: 4af72b76f74306c6cfd24bd6a966661e759c79e6b28d1db7e7772e992285ae74
Description-en: write-back block device cache for Linux (DKMS version)
Flashcache is a write-back block device cache for Linux. Using the Linux
device mapper (DM) it provides an overlay mapper, to cache chunks of
data on a high speed caching device like a solid-state drive for fast
read access.
.
Flashcache supports FIFO and LRU cache sets, is configurable and error
resistant. It comes with a DKMS kernel module and a corresponding user
land for command and control. Alternatively it can be configured as
write-through and write-around flash cache, which does not store any
persitent data in the flash volume, hence purging the cache upon reboot.
.
This package provides the DKMS kernel module.
.
Warning: Flashcache is known not to work on the i686 (x86_32) architecture and
possibly others.
Description-md5: c1f711b4180651124b26c1329adc157b
Homepage: https://github.com/facebook/flashcache
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu