How To Install zram-config on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install zram-config on Ubuntu 20.04. zram-config is Upstart job to enable zram support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zram-config on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is zram-config

zram-config is:

This installs a simple Upstart job to enable zram support on kernels that have the module available. Task: lubuntu-live

There are three methods to install zram-config 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 zram-config Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zram-config

Install zram-config Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zram-config

Install zram-config 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 zram-config using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zram-config

How To Uninstall zram-config on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the zram-config package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zram-config

Uninstall zram-config And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zram-config

Remove zram-config Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zram-config

Remove zram-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zram-config

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Summary

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