Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdapsd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is hdapsd
hdapsd is:
This is a disk protection user-space daemon. It monitors the acceleration
values through an interface and automatically initiates disk head parking
if a fall or sliding of the laptop is detected.
Currently, the following interfaces are supported:
- IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad (HDAPS)
- Apple iBook/PowerBook (AMS)
- Apple MacBook/MacBook Pro (APPLESMC)
- HP (HP3D)
- Dell (FREEFALL)
- Toshiba (ACPI and HAPS)
- Acer (INPUT)
On ThinkPads, it is recommended that you use this daemon with the hdaps
module provided by tp-smapi rather the one in the kernel, as this will save
you a bit of power and will work on a wider range of ThinkPads.
There are three methods to install hdapsd 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 hdapsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hdapsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdapsd
Install hdapsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hdapsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdapsd
Install hdapsd 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 hdapsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdapsd
How To Uninstall hdapsd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the hdapsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdapsd
Uninstall hdapsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdapsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdapsd
Remove hdapsd Configurations and Data
To remove hdapsd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdapsd
Remove hdapsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdapsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdapsd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdapsd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
