Complete Guide: Installing btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "btrfs-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to install btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "btrfs-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the btrfs-tools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: btrfs-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.4-1ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dimitri John Ledkov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3638
Provides: btrfs-progs
Depends: e2fslibs (>= 1.42), libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.8), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), liblzo2-2, libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/btrfs-tools/btrfs-tools_4.4-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 521422
MD5sum: c42fde22013b63e159e5be89e91cf39c
SHA1: 1703a590d148ba8e4dd1314cfa20aa63cf7134c6
SHA256: fc9cda43be861f9811acdd157f98e558a6bb8ca7f862ae353c95402361fdb409
SHA512: 3c69df1f18a690ce7833ae64d3474494e33370bb2dc18a3dc93af917ac895be4449872695428cc90802fe34b38a0dd755b560eb1e7483a1570b3a68f3a1e546d
Homepage: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/
Description-en: Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities
Btrfs is a new 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: b373529b44d89311deab77020f34ab70
Task: ubuntu-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-dvd-live, xubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live
Supported: 5y

Package: btrfs-tools
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 3638
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dimitri John Ledkov
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.4-1
Depends: e2fslibs (>= 1.42), libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.8), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), liblzo2-2, libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/btrfs-tools/btrfs-tools_4.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 521792
MD5sum: 32113523f1d79f163e3454477c8b02bc
SHA1: d6c904759c8a871249dcd78047f4b870cd875dde
SHA256: 8dade87525c61d82cfa380b67027fd712a3133be40490766d8f135a1cc99e67b
Description-en: Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities
Btrfs is a new copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing
advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy
administration.
.
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: b373529b44d89311deab77020f34ab70
Homepage: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-dvd-live, xubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live