How to Install and Uninstall e2fsprogs Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "e2fsprogs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install e2fsprogs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "e2fsprogs" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall e2fsprogs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the e2fsprogs package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: e2fsprogs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Theodore Y. Ts'o
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3020
Pre-Depends: e2fslibs (= 1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2), libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcomerr2 (>= 1.42~WIP-2011-10-05-1), libss2 (>= 1.34-1), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), util-linux (>= 2.15~rc1-1)
Suggests: gpart, parted, e2fsck-static
Conflicts: dump (<< 0.4b4-4), initscripts (<< 2.85-4), quota (<< 1.55-8.1), sysvinit (<< 2.85-4)
Replaces: hurd (<= 20040301-1), libblkid1 (<< 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.10-2), libuuid1 (<< 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.10-2)
Filename: pool/main/e/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 770476
MD5sum: 3dc11d261efe3c140d8b6b309354c9d0
SHA1: ac213caecc807a506376ce5198958a888e0d2360
SHA256: 71f3a255e8e4a932f471c416ae87cdc6325cc52aad1f7832378978262bcc7f9e
SHA512: b9d811d14d48a75d589b0508c151f6a2032717f3c46799f594377638200382146f49acae88e329910d1d124d1e51e0bf88cc1b8cda50e2a98d6498683b0d44c5
Homepage: http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net
Description-en: ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
The ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems are successors of the original ext
("extended") file system. They are the main file system types used for
hard disks on Debian and other Linux systems.
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This package contains programs for creating, checking, and maintaining
ext2/3/4-based file systems. It also includes the "badblocks" program,
which can be used to scan for bad blocks on a disk or other storage device.
Description-md5: 92d0fdf684262bbfa702eaea3f50b97e
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: e2fsprogs
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 3020
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Theodore Y. Ts'o
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.42.13-1ubuntu1
Replaces: hurd (<= 20040301-1), libblkid1 (<< 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.10-2), libuuid1 (<< 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.10-2)
Pre-Depends: e2fslibs (= 1.42.13-1ubuntu1), libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcomerr2 (>= 1.42~WIP-2011-10-05-1), libss2 (>= 1.34-1), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), util-linux (>= 2.15~rc1-1)
Suggests: gpart, parted, e2fsck-static
Conflicts: dump (<< 0.4b4-4), initscripts (<< 2.85-4), quota (<< 1.55-8.1), sysvinit (<< 2.85-4)
Filename: pool/main/e/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.42.13-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 770638
MD5sum: 03ded5a32dea629b17e746443ae1377d
SHA1: 427ec36cce3166addaf192da68e924a086ebf29c
SHA256: 273f20e20bb116e9b3a01473e61a9cfbacf3d4e53eb429054280d7fbbf8db94b
Description-en: ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
The ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems are successors of the original ext
("extended") file system. They are the main file system types used for
hard disks on Debian and other Linux systems.
.
This package contains programs for creating, checking, and maintaining
ext2/3/4-based file systems. It also includes the "badblocks" program,
which can be used to scan for bad blocks on a disk or other storage device.
Description-md5: 92d0fdf684262bbfa702eaea3f50b97e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal