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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "extundelete" package

Please follow the guidance below to install extundelete on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall extundelete on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: extundelete
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 165
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Forensics
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.4-1
Depends: e2fslibs (>= 1.42), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9)
Filename: pool/universe/e/extundelete/extundelete_0.2.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 49948
MD5sum: 7de4b6f84c4f68af72cfcd49ebe4739d
SHA1: cd8d07af366b9060e8baabc6b1af56450e1770b1
SHA256: caa5c243c3ba4d3ae13ab2bc4c42fa2846be75683174999d3a36cce4ccf46ed7
Description-en: utility to recover deleted files from ext3/ext4 partition
extundelete uses the information stored in the partition's journal to attempt
to recover a file that has been deleted. There is no guarantee that any
particular file will be able to be undeleted.
Description-md5: 779f0d7c1cd7a1c97324589b1ce35e37
Homepage: http://extundelete.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu