How to Install and Uninstall e2fsprogs Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "e2fsprogs" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install e2fsprogs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                e2fsprogs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "e2fsprogs" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall e2fsprogs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                e2fsprogs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the e2fsprogs package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: e2fsprogs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.45.6-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Theodore Y. Ts'o
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1494
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcom-err2 (>= 1.43.9), libext2fs2 (= 1.45.6-1ubuntu1), libss2 (>= 1.38), libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
Depends: logsave
Recommends: e2fsprogs-l10n
Suggests: gpart, parted, fuse2fs, e2fsck-static
Filename: pool/main/e/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.45.6-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 528720
MD5sum: a027cc8c87413bf60c33312a1042d62c
SHA1: 3de3677aed2f2c6e98440196b4b449319a2b9bde
SHA256: e495b1c65866bfaa28a65fd24aae7eeb3286fd9fc2151072809126d08479220b
SHA512: 96ae48405f0211fef7a1b16c9654af8c4d8b2a737b324fb8ff6acfa4c7370a837f42ba233289404cd7cc8ce22b32072b691dccc9495b4d232818fc428c416d7b
Homepage: http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net
Description-en: ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
The ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems are successors of the original ext
("extended") file system. They are the main file system types used for
hard disks on Debian and other Linux systems.
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This package contains programs for creating, checking, and maintaining
ext2/3/4-based file systems. It also includes the "badblocks" program,
which can be used to scan for bad blocks on a disk or other storage device.
Description-md5: 92d0fdf684262bbfa702eaea3f50b97e
Task: minimal
Important: yes