How to Install and Uninstall zerofree.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: October 13,2024

1. Install "zerofree.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install zerofree.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall zerofree.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 zerofree.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : zerofree
Version : 1.1.1
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 30 k
Source : zerofree-1.1.1-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Utility to force unused ext2/3/4 inodes and blocks to zero
URL : https://frippery.org/uml/
License : GPLv2
Description : zerofree is a utility to set unused filesystem inodes and blocks of an
: ext2/3/4 filesystem to zero. This can improve the compressibility and
: privacy of an ext2/3/4 filesystem.
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: This tool was inspired by the ext2fs privacy (i.e. secure deletion)
: patch described in a Linux kernel mailing list thread.
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: WARNING: The filesystem to be processed should be unmounted or mounted
: read-only. The tool tries to check this before running, but you
: should be careful.