How to Install and Uninstall dosfstools Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "dosfstools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dosfstools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dosfstools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dosfstools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dosfstools package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dosfstools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-1build1
Priority: standard
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Bombe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 277
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/main/d/dosfstools/dosfstools_4.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 82940
MD5sum: 487baab337cc1c01c1b22e438109a187
SHA1: 0881795d982ccce4c4d955cda5145add84d48dc5
SHA256: 5c945c97f54c841871bd3d22a3526d1aa63f71a0f52d43261ea5e959f342349c
SHA512: 9c96bb0bcc103c942bda2fa07bb2055b31314a02205f5e8d557e5f657c26a3d081513a6add7038765ae1241091f8e5beb9535ea86d86acff2f1c996116e1a482
Homepage: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools
Description-en: utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems
The dosfstools package includes the mkfs.fat and fsck.fat utilities, which
respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems.
Description-md5: 6e6f1615505926a1cde788227bb8c0b5
Task: standard