How to Install and Uninstall btrfs-progs Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "btrfs-progs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install btrfs-progs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "btrfs-progs" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall btrfs-progs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                btrfs-progs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the btrfs-progs package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: btrfs-progs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.10.1-2build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Borowski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3967
Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcom-err2 (>= 1.43.9), libext2fs2 (>= 1.42), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), libmount1 (>= 2.24.2), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), libgcc-s1 (>> 10-20200211)
Suggests: duperemove
Breaks: btrbk (<= 0.25.0), initramfs-tools (<< 0.137~), libgcc-s1 (<< 10-20200211)
Filename: pool/main/b/btrfs-progs/btrfs-progs_5.10.1-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 775320
MD5sum: f54aaa0e496f055d6eb6372ad7d51701
SHA1: 2a5fc76948edc1c044e107dcc5aecca308af053b
SHA256: d96983775a2c11a429abef60c41da3fabea73a6008e4b128868f5b49530352a1
SHA512: 58807ca581c35b71ef6a7b1c219974b2c833d517e8e901aa11ec265b97dd0d7aa93b8b8c64b074c8876a861ab35c046148b2d7eb552fc513f7076f3f9956afd0
Homepage: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/
Description-en: Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities
Btrfs is a copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing
advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy
administration.
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This package contains utilities (mkfs, fsck) used to work with btrfs
and an utility (btrfs-convert) to make a btrfs filesystem from an ext3.
Description-md5: df6e8f26b97f7706fc62b4566261d179
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