How to Install and Uninstall ext4magic Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "ext4magic" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ext4magic on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ext4magic
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ext4magic" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ext4magic on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ext4magic
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ext4magic package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: ext4magic
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.2-13
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 235
Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.16), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libext2fs2 (>= 1.42), libmagic1 (>= 5.12), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/e/ext4magic/ext4magic_0.3.2-13_amd64.deb
Size: 106896
MD5sum: 0e6f28e71fe5d48cd790628f802ef02b
SHA1: c6b986c0c484fc042177315feffcf6cb0d1c6fab
SHA256: 5476a641a951ef0350a028ec61d6563bea0a9e15967f55242511597d50bf6973
SHA512: 1d9530c70f05d79c95b74574af447edf0341e4e5fc44c7c2392295efaa8cf738320d505fcb8139b6ed69d2cca1e6bee83a119c6668ef620fc3c26050fe64a29c
Homepage: http://ext4magic.sf.net/ext4magic_en.html
Description-en: recover deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions
ext4magic is a file carver (or file carving). It can be used when recovering
from disasters or in digital forensics activities.
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The deletion of files in ext3/4 filesystems can not be easily reversed. Zero
out of the block references in the inodes makes that impossible. Experiences
with other programs have proved that is possible restore sufficient information
for a recover of many data files, directly from the filesystem journal.
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ext4magic can extract the information from the journal and restore files in an
entire directory tree, if the information in the journal are sufficient.
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This tool can recover the most file types, with original filename, owner and
group, file mode bits and also the old atime/mtime stamps.
Description-md5: 1bcde2e5dec43f839139326afd7aac80