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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "fatresize" package

Learn how to install fatresize 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 "fatresize" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall fatresize on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: fatresize
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Parted Maintainer Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.2-9
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libparted-fs-resize0 (>= 3.1), libparted2 (>= 3.1)
Suggests: dosfstools
Filename: pool/universe/f/fatresize/fatresize_1.0.2-9_amd64.deb
Size: 9468
MD5sum: 95cc903fa69a5b9b6314f21820b726ab
SHA1: d15e6fd4fab1e4efc4f6ba0fd2bae24c1f6de325
SHA256: 5fa2da26091dd569a5a044bdf7d8a60d3cc3a3466c4b2ccb1af75f6445a897a7
Description-en: FAT16/FAT32 filesystem resizer
Fatresize is a command line tool for non-destructive resizing of FAT16/FAT32
partitions.
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It is based on the GNU Parted library. The main target of the project is to be
used with the EVMS FAT plugin.
Description-md5: a5f451bc76450c0ab935c4eeafe6f8a6
Homepage: http://sf.net/projects/fatresize
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu