How to Install diskscan software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install diskscan software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

diskscan software package provides scan HDD/SSD for bad or near failure sectors, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install diskscan 

diskscan is installed in your system.

Make ensure the diskscan package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep diskscan *

You will get with diskscan package name, version, architecture and description in a table

diskscan package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package diskscan
Version 0.13-1
Description scan HDD/SSD for bad or near failure sectors
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove diskscan software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?