How To Install buffer on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install buffer
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is buffer
buffer is:
Buffer implements double buffering and can be used to keep backup tapes streaming or printers printing. It can also be used to convert a data stream to a given output blocksize.
Buffer uses shared memory to convert a variable input data rate to a constant output data rate. It is typically used in a pipe between a backup program and the tape device, but there are also other applications like buffering printer data in lpd’s input filter.
There are three methods to install buffer
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 buffer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install buffer
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install buffer
Install buffer Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install buffer
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install buffer
Install buffer 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 buffer
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install buffer
How To Uninstall buffer on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the buffer
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove buffer
Uninstall buffer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall buffer
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove buffer
Remove buffer Configurations and Data
To remove buffer
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge buffer
Remove buffer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove buffer
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buffer
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install buffer
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.