How To Install eject on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eject on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is eject
eject is:
This program will eject CD-ROMs (assuming your drive supports the CDROMEJECT ioctl). It also allows setting the autoeject feature.
On supported ATAPI/IDE multi-disc CD-ROM changers, it allows changing the active disc.
You can also use eject to properly disconnect external mass-storage devices like digital cameras or portable music players.
There are three methods to install eject on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install eject Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eject using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eject
Install eject Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eject using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eject
Install eject 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 eject using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eject
How To Uninstall eject on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the eject package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eject
Uninstall eject And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eject and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eject
Remove eject Configurations and Data
To remove eject configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eject
Remove eject configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eject configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eject
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eject package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
