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

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "hdparm" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall hdparm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hdparm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.48+ds-1ubuntu0.1
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexandre Mestiashvili
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 227
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), lsb-base
Recommends: powermgmt-base
Suggests: apmd
Replaces: apmd (<= 3.0.2-1.15)
Filename: pool/main/h/hdparm/hdparm_9.48+ds-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 92560
MD5sum: 24db296b888551ea9e1c07cf2f5ba378
SHA1: bf7db78cadf1f794ea243b33c4e3061a375bb7b1
SHA256: 5fdec22627849f5f461be05c82657984f24aabd071968ce8ebb3018654ff88c1
SHA512: 8d0faa6cc27e91ffe9bea9d235262804235adccab455fe6d433bfa3fa39032cb0d8b4af49ed3f040693538d28e5862851c7f1d0fdb08114962c7c301d305142f
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/
Description-en: tune hard disk parameters for high performance
Get/set device parameters for Linux SATA/IDE drives.
Rrovides a command line interface to various kernel interfaces supported by
the Linux SATA/PATA/SAS "libata" subsystem and the older IDE driver subsystem.
Many newer (2008 and later) USB drive enclosures now also support "SAT"
(SCSI-ATA Command Translation) and therefore may also work with hdparm.
Description-md5: 34fc2f26f2672c5e334c388b2b216f2f
Task: standard
Supported: 5y

Package: hdparm
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 226
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexandre Mestiashvili
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.48+ds-1
Replaces: apmd (<= 3.0.2-1.15)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), lsb-base
Recommends: powermgmt-base
Suggests: apmd
Filename: pool/main/h/hdparm/hdparm_9.48+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 92542
MD5sum: fb7130b9f1e51576301d1e3c336b5837
SHA1: b7b517bc3b9d4f0b6d81182971289128995a4cb2
SHA256: c9844b780e4e8468ad56478cb8ac77b643c2c555a56b9fb393d17d80de85c77d
Description-en: tune hard disk parameters for high performance
Get/set device parameters for Linux SATA/IDE drives.
Rrovides a command line interface to various kernel interfaces supported by
the Linux SATA/PATA/SAS "libata" subsystem and the older IDE driver subsystem.
Many newer (2008 and later) USB drive enclosures now also support "SAT"
(SCSI-ATA Command Translation) and therefore may also work with hdparm.
Description-md5: 34fc2f26f2672c5e334c388b2b216f2f
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard