How to Install and Uninstall mtools Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "mtools" package

This is a short guide on how to install mtools on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mtools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mtools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mtools on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mtools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mtools package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: mtools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.24-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chris Lamb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 389
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: floppyd
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/mtools_4.0.24-1_amd64.deb
Size: 191148
MD5sum: f26bcd094e1b66f76609f0f37cc5b188
SHA1: 31dcb596065307675f776cbd1d387a0588c55231
SHA256: 69e3dd6afa31643cf57a2475eb4156998cbc3144ec07985a9d65b0e78731743c
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Description: Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
Description-md5: 713405d74e85e434832c80a5fd847511
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop