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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "fdisk" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fdisk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: fdisk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.36-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: util-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 531
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfdisk1 (>= 2.36), libmount1 (>= 2.24.2), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.28~rc1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Breaks: util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~)
Replaces: util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/fdisk_2.36-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 127524
MD5sum: ae34b80dc90adc7c0b604fa8b39a8251
SHA1: 3e7e6ab667a3bf3d66f9ceacf4f365a960bc52ee
SHA256: d3ed89967d6ab6af7661cd2e34298b952d2508c6ba793e6f8b1d9909417269aa
SHA512: 975912cbc23196fa0ac44a58da350762def17344615e2764721346639f3bd6c8644442639165245d6d6f1cf13bc1c1ec8d1705160d57101d860ced9f7ae8e119
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Description-en: collection of partitioning utilities
This package contains the classic fdisk, sfdisk and cfdisk partitioning
utilities from the util-linux suite.
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The utilities included in this package allow you to partition
your hard disk. The utilities supports both modern and legacy
partition tables (eg. GPT, MBR, etc).
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The fdisk utility is the classical text-mode utility.
The cfdisk utilitity gives a more userfriendly curses based interface.
The sfdisk utility is mostly for automation and scripting uses.
Description-md5: 389774810aae3f2323ace16ab9ab19ae
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop