How to Install and Uninstall dosfstools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "dosfstools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dosfstools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dosfstools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dosfstools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dosfstools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dosfstools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1
Priority: standard
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Bombe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 213
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/d/dosfstools/dosfstools_3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 63054
MD5sum: dd5c6ccdb93deb05356c14f287729775
SHA1: 34e073ebdbd0ef412341c60b7497f71be94c8838
SHA256: 5d6d3f639244d5caeb3639962eb0f8c8d0d7a514845303cbb15a5f7907e742b6
SHA512: 0dd8389f03d416cf330da0c71951d753c26a2f3369d2a99e0b6d7bee7267408a87803af227aa80855dd83c2fecae154d4fb709a82fbca3ef5bb8621ba5cbfd05
Homepage: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools
Description-en: utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems
The dosfstools package includes the mkfs.fat and fsck.fat utilities, which
respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems.
Description-md5: 6e6f1615505926a1cde788227bb8c0b5
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: dosfstools
Priority: standard
Section: otherosfs
Installed-Size: 213
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Bombe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.28-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/d/dosfstools/dosfstools_3.0.28-2_amd64.deb
Size: 62178
MD5sum: afc4e1e5f6347a3a0372ed346ea68082
SHA1: 1bdbe7d7efbdc782f8adb29436ce802ec096f1d2
SHA256: 99e331f5b10f63bf078f12260e9d70fceab3125e2c8543cac8ee03ac2d8c9df8
Description-en: utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems
The dosfstools package includes the mkfs.fat and fsck.fat utilities, which
respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems.
Description-md5: 6e6f1615505926a1cde788227bb8c0b5
Homepage: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk