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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "encfs" package

Please follow the steps below to install encfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall encfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: encfs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 1336
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.1-3
Depends: libboost-serialization1.58.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfuse2 (>= 2.8), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), librlog5v5, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, fuse
Filename: pool/universe/e/encfs/encfs_1.8.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 274304
MD5sum: 12dbf2a01e9030b8ff3218df0e4be607
SHA1: 3e5d341253958d61d71cc606fbb05b7f2fa9d465
SHA256: 7dcc8d387bfacfb6b350943400841bde774589375a6e6bcdd86fc88fcb76a583
Description-en: encrypted virtual filesystem
EncFS integrates file system encryption into the Unix(TM) file system.
Encrypted data is stored within the native file system, thus no
fixed-size loopback image is required.
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EncFS uses the FUSE kernel driver and library as a backend.
Description-md5: 548b455c473b2471eae5efe6de874f33
Homepage: http://www.arg0.net/encfs
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu