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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "encfs" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install encfs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall encfs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: encfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.5-1build3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1957
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libfuse2 (>= 2.8), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libtinyxml2-8 (>= 8.0.0), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, mount (>> 2.19.1), fuse
Filename: pool/universe/e/encfs/encfs_1.9.5-1build3_amd64.deb
Size: 425228
MD5sum: 82e800b06228e0837765532a116ab3f3
SHA1: 75f3c62a43086ba77b7ac98c5a47683d1c324f78
SHA256: a187c49aaccc6ce448a63b558bf97c00954e8a91a1f1a1e00cb5ea12446d5cd2
SHA512: 22157534cb3d215c55f06a98c265070010ce5c86e90dcf3c14e9d7db654aa5f7c10f3c48901cc91b24265a1086657f68f5a641c8dc0c39926728e9a9034b758e
Homepage: http://www.arg0.net/encfs
Description-en: encrypted virtual filesystem
EncFS integrates file system encryption into the Unix(TM) file system.
Encrypted data is stored within the native file system, thus no
fixed-size loopback image is required.
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EncFS uses the FUSE kernel driver and library as a backend.
Description-md5: 548b455c473b2471eae5efe6de874f33
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop