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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "mtools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mtools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mtools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mtools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.18-2ubuntu0.16.04
Priority: optional
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 353
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: floppyd
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/mtools_4.0.18-2ubuntu0.16.04_amd64.deb
Size: 174526
MD5sum: e3cfa52b53f37deb9e575edfa337455e
SHA1: 857b3de3a13a433a272ae471c031fdfb98c84306
SHA256: e6ebf395c2762cec46f55311c6da55539e2aa1a2374cca9a9ee581ee200aaf60
SHA512: 7ea899c8fb7b1fa69a41167f62f143878146fccdefb60a12a273de97cba238c24a2d0923ccb177b203221de730ddec15085304f304e3a14bc841d34d0eb4c27f
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Description-en: Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
Mtools is a collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix
without mounting them. It supports Win'95 style long file names, OS/2
Xdf disks, ZIP/JAZ disks and 2m disks (store up to 1992kB on a high
density 3 1/2 disk).
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Also included in this package are commands to eject and manipulate
the write/password protection control of Zip disks.
Description-md5: b3b35cc7d4e80f29d3aa9d91bdf899da
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: mtools
Priority: optional
Section: otherosfs
Installed-Size: 343
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.18-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: floppyd
Filename: pool/main/m/mtools/mtools_4.0.18-2_amd64.deb
Size: 174656
MD5sum: ad46a067e2952aee7a6175ab8e0c7f27
SHA1: 85315fb4596f12f23df1d43ecd356197f3a0b55a
SHA256: 9e0e6cf09a03bc5c892849429f9c63af8ad8f11155dc4c418ba1bb9761a0fa5d
Description-en: Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
Mtools is a collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix
without mounting them. It supports Win'95 style long file names, OS/2
Xdf disks, ZIP/JAZ disks and 2m disks (store up to 1992kB on a high
density 3 1/2 disk).
.
Also included in this package are commands to eject and manipulate
the write/password protection control of Zip disks.
Description-md5: b3b35cc7d4e80f29d3aa9d91bdf899da
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop