How To Install chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 20.04. chiark-rwbuffer is readbuffer/writebuffer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is chiark-rwbuffer

chiark-rwbuffer is:

readbuffer and writebuffer: programs for reading input from devices, and writing output to, which don’t like constant stopping and starting, such as tape drives and audio playback devices.

There are three methods to install chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install chiark-rwbuffer Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chiark-rwbuffer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chiark-rwbuffer

Install chiark-rwbuffer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chiark-rwbuffer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chiark-rwbuffer

Install chiark-rwbuffer Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install chiark-rwbuffer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chiark-rwbuffer

How To Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the chiark-rwbuffer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chiark-rwbuffer

Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chiark-rwbuffer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chiark-rwbuffer

Remove chiark-rwbuffer Configurations and Data

To remove chiark-rwbuffer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chiark-rwbuffer

Remove chiark-rwbuffer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chiark-rwbuffer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chiark-rwbuffer

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chiark-rwbuffer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.