How to Install and Uninstall testdisk Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "testdisk" package

This tutorial shows how to install testdisk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall testdisk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                testdisk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the testdisk package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: testdisk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.1-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jean-Michel Kelbert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1423
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libext2fs2 (>= 1.41.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libntfs-3g883, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), ntfs-3g
Filename: pool/universe/t/testdisk/testdisk_7.1-5_amd64.deb
Size: 362084
MD5sum: f058d5752a1c88305beba59502684a68
SHA1: ab08e9bdc09f988887eb1cad024db57cf65dd4fb
SHA256: ce6bf8307d9af558161fc4a9d3f16d45382d1599adcbcf7d1d17aca74f024c60
Description: Partition scanner and disk recovery tool, and PhotoRec file recovery tool
Description-md5: cd07c9c9e3f2ae916bd657a269d45dd2