How to Install and Uninstall e2fsprogs.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "e2fsprogs.x86_64" package

Learn how to install e2fsprogs.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "e2fsprogs.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall e2fsprogs.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the e2fsprogs.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Installed Packages
Name : e2fsprogs
Version : 1.45.6
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 4.1 M
Source : e2fsprogs-1.45.6-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Utilities for managing ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems
URL : http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/
License : GPLv2
Description : The e2fsprogs package contains a number of utilities for creating,
: checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in second,
: third and fourth extended (ext2/ext3/ext4) file systems. E2fsprogs
: contains e2fsck (used to repair file system inconsistencies after an
: unclean shutdown), mke2fs (used to initialize a partition to contain
: an empty ext2 file system), debugfs (used to examine the internal
: structure of a file system, to manually repair a corrupted
: file system, or to create test cases for e2fsck), tune2fs (used to
: modify file system parameters), and most of the other core ext2fs
: file system utilities.
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: You should install the e2fsprogs package if you need to manage the
: performance of an ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system.