How to Install and Uninstall idle3-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "idle3-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install idle3-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                idle3-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "idle3-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall idle3-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                idle3-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the idle3-tools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: idle3-tools
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.1-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/i/idle3-tools/idle3-tools_0.9.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13090
MD5sum: a8a260821778459346c6a3d24ab6c7ce
SHA1: bf592b2ba95c762b31c1514007abbf696050ccd2
SHA256: 631c718128b6375090f9e0609f20107bf2696920e433c4802ddfd75f257f26eb
Description-en: change the idle3 timer of recent Western Digital Hard Disk Drives
Idle3-tools provides a linux/unix utility that can disable, get and
set the value of the infamous idle3 timer found on recent Western
Digital Hard Disk Drives.
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It can be used as an alternative to the official wdidle3.exe
proprietary utility, without the need to reboot in a DOS environment.
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A power off/on cycle of the drive will still be mandatory for new
settings to be taken into account.
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Modern Western Digital "Green" Drives include the Intellipark feature
that stops the disk when not in use.
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Unfortunately, the default timer setting is not perfect on linux/unix
systems, including many NAS, and leads to a dramatic increase of the
Load Cycle Count value (SMART attribute #193). With the default timer
setting, the drive will spin down *every eight seconds* if idle and
this may get the spindle motor to burn out in a few months or so.
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If you have a Western Digital EADS or EARS drive, please check you
SMART information before it's too late by running the following
command:
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sudo smartctl -A /dev/sda | grep "^193"
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If the Load cycle count (which is in the last column) exceeds 1000,
you're probably affected by the idle3 timer problem.
Description-md5: a4f996c5b53547bf8c6550facb52d022
Homepage: http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu