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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "showfsck" package

This is a short guide on how to install showfsck on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: showfsck
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Danjean
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4ubuntu4
Filename: pool/universe/s/showfsck/showfsck_1.4ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 3812
MD5sum: d0a53d67bc80ea989f3a04fd645a369d
SHA1: 601f7081f80b4eecc4163fba9f26349929437f44
SHA256: 5d893a08bd54c270796eb5568feb95334c9f6ff83a2c10ed9e9e8c1ba30ba877
Description-en: show the number of reboots before next forced fsck
This package displays during startup and halt the number of mounts for each
ext2/3 partition before an fsck will be forced, so that the user will not be
suprised.
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Very useful for people that often reboot (laptop users for example)
Description-md5: 350a71c81555c15b32c71d2493c92183
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu