How to Install and Uninstall mtools Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mtools" package

Learn how to install mtools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mtools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: mtools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chris Lamb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 403
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Suggests: floppyd
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/mtools_4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1_amd64.deb
Size: 201092
MD5sum: 0de9e1b606209ac7e2a602ae00786f77
SHA1: a98f44ecea68678d79f5772c8331d528b9469049
SHA256: 79a200a6435e60ef909b53a65a929318f4bbe32b303b91f2a0b20442e977b9b2
SHA512: c9375df6f223e66ff1debd8aeb1247c7c7e3bcc9e8801dda550ee52cc149cab892aaeca99d719a4886b6761c9601b99fe45dd0d7a977d1e03446f68a66a3752c
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Description-en: Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
Mtools is a collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without
mounting them. It supports Win'95 style long file names, OS/2 Xdf disks,
ZIP/JAZ disks and 2m disks (store up to 1992kB on a high density 3 1/2 disk).
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Also included in this package are commands to eject and manipulate the
write/password protection control of Zip disks.
Description-md5: 713405d74e85e434832c80a5fd847511