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

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "swapspace" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall swapspace on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: swapspace
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eugene V. Lyubimkin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10-4ubuntu3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14)
Conflicts: swapd
Filename: pool/universe/s/swapspace/swapspace_1.10-4ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 28732
MD5sum: 80fe4f4f4a2921f7473275e27a7530b8
SHA1: c99f1a40f6f699dd67c70dc344496bad2dad85de
SHA256: bf1c48144711569cd1216776520716fdee26757eaf425c2b37f78f02c0e1b743
Description-en: dynamic swap space manager
Small, stable system add-on that continuously and automatically adapts
available virtual memory space to your actual memory needs. Claims disk space
for use as swap space when needed; frees it up for use by the filesystem when
not needed.
Description-md5: 87f8da87fae6d83376ed403d47d59f17
Homepage: http://pqxx.org/development/swapspace
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu