How to Install hotswap software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install hotswap software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

hotswap software package provides (de)register hotswappable IDE hardware, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hotswap 

hotswap is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hotswap *

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

hotswap package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Administration Utilities
Package hotswap
Version 0.4.0-15
Description (de)register hotswappable IDE hardware
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove hotswap software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?