How to Install and Uninstall e2fsprogs Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "e2fsprogs" package

Please follow the guidance below to install e2fsprogs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall e2fsprogs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: e2fsprogs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.45.7-1ubuntu2
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: 1516
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcom-err2 (>= 1.43.9), libext2fs2 (= 1.45.7-1ubuntu2), libss2 (>= 1.38), libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
Depends: logsave
Recommends: e2fsprogs-l10n
Suggests: gpart, parted, fuse2fs, e2fsck-static
Filename: pool/main/e/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.45.7-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 533068
MD5sum: 6b418a502a58399d4d899efe126d934b
SHA1: 1c2e6bcee0de54580aa88f171f0b63b94856e9f0
SHA256: 4837c3d7ea82e6c651b4f923df420c21481c84d831c8ee63799c69e40fc950df
SHA512: 330fcdd7ad1db208d8f0d0ff62847d8a07f6d9550931b3ab0c2895cac51ef98b73fd8de7d10275a9354f3ead7f2a2e74cbb95673abbce8b474b5744e0eef59c4
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