How to Install and Uninstall mtools Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "mtools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mtools on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mtools on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 21 (Vanessa)

Package: mtools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1build1
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: 403
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: floppyd
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/mtools_4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 200716
MD5sum: 117a85e075b4a532d645e0c434d30557
SHA1: b738fa63650c860495c24b0995ed6089f72dacfd
SHA256: 7652e1dd5dbf9641082dc2a8b6e97b4f9db020644d210ffc0d51f00bd75333c7
SHA512: b8f52040dbb00374c274c27c3dc0850e51352b2c2aa1685cf5f65bc066aa56cebcf4f557e5b3297b1aee9cb96f7522d2d72cab2675ff7fcdcdf6e0c35d307bd8
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Description: Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
Description-md5: 713405d74e85e434832c80a5fd847511