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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "hfsprogs" package

This guide let you learn how to install hfsprogs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: hfsprogs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Installed-Size: 314
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rogério Brito
Architecture: amd64
Version: 332.25-11
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hfsprogs/hfsprogs_332.25-11_amd64.deb
Size: 141620
MD5sum: 3ffb23c74b8242bfb370d59f7a4c48ef
SHA1: dcbd4c15fc8fd51094dd8f25ea24279248f9d220
SHA256: e670ef9f0cff5a7996a34aba664d51b303fcf758b5020d5a51b9ed7558f6d5d3
Description-en: mkfs and fsck for HFS and HFS+ file systems
The HFS+ file system used by Apple Computer for their Mac OS is
supported by the Linux kernel. Apple provides mkfs and fsck for
HFS+ with the Unix core of their operating system, Darwin.
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This package is a port of Apple's tools for HFS+ filesystems.
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For users, HFS+ seems to be a good compromise to carry files between
MacOS X and Linux Machines, as HFS+ doesn't suffer the problems of
FAT32 like:
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* huge space waste (in slack space as devices grow faster);
* ability to create files that are more than 4GB in size (especially
good for those working with multimedia and that need to carry large
ISO files);
* ability to use case preserving (and even sensitivity!);
* ability to use uid's and gid's on the filesystem.
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Users in general can enjoy such benefits since it is expected to have
more HFS+ filesystems in use, as Apple has announced Macintoshes for
ix86-64, besides the filesystem being already supported by PowerPC
systems since the beginning.
Description-md5: 2227b7676c8238af395d98e3c4d3e103
Homepage: http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/10.4/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu