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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "hotswap" package

This guide let you learn how to install hotswap on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall hotswap on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hotswap
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 27
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.0-15
Depends: hotswap-text, hotswap-gui
Filename: pool/universe/h/hotswap/hotswap_0.4.0-15_all.deb
Size: 1672
MD5sum: 012ced62d7367e41fa4757f05cc76325
SHA1: 06431ab79b2075b39988fe01970f38c37d391c8d
SHA256: c41302c70d34943d3c17f35c8adde5422a94ced35d9e80119f3cd18fd3ea8b42
Description-en: (de)register hotswappable IDE hardware
Hotswap is a utility to register and deregister hotswappable IDE
hardware. It is written to be used on Laptops with some sort of
hardware bay to remove the module from the machine without rebooting
it. eg. Dell Laptops.
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Note that this utility is not required to insert or remove batteries
or floppy disk drives; only for IDE devices.
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This is a metapackage that Depends on both the command line tool
and the graphical front-end to allow seamless upgrades.
Description-md5: 97eecea31b2108bcd08e79657a109c51
Homepage: http://timstadelmann.de/hotswap.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu