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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "fatattr" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fatattr
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "fatattr" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall fatattr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fatattr
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the fatattr package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fatattr
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 25
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Filesystems Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.1-12
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fatattr/fatattr_1.0.1-12_amd64.deb
Size: 6486
MD5sum: c743ff96c9f73633e8d2750c8bee673c
SHA1: a6c4451720b2f77c66396637d809e5e017bd6ba7
SHA256: 49902d9f8879d355e458588b7d4359ac8022ac284e35bd348fef4cc49640a47b
Description-en: Utility to control attributes on a FAT filesystem
FAT filesystems contain several attributes which do not map cleanly onto Unix
attributes; this utility allow these to be controlled directly by unprivileged
users on any mounted FAT partition.
Description-md5: c5491e9a66f3140ee136aa27550bc1e0
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu