How To Install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. f2fs-tools-dbg is Tools for Flash-Friendly File System (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is f2fs-tools-dbg

f2fs-tools-dbg is:

F2FS is a new filesystem for Linux aimed at NAND flash memory-based storage devices, such as SSD, eMMC, and SD cards. It is based on Log-structured File System (LFS).

This package contains the debugging symbols. Build-Ids: 097e48b762893371814eab2de6867f68134f5d81 4862e293829dce9de06556f2dffb41b86dfe15cd 4e67bbfc1ba78b438d1d15f5619931ef19ffa629 90a76f1b7c84892bbbc074fb6c5ff9a055cfd9dd ac645d818be868fc9e6b3db5daca5691ad57d4e5 e556f5493b7cafcc6958de84bc794cae5994a97b f2cf76d09e7b8d37cd9270c027b2a151aaa266fc f4dd718c8c56b2f190cff932b759c1a14e44bdfc fed00e911eda15800d7a60d4f22a81275dba86fc

There are three methods to install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install f2fs-tools-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install f2fs-tools-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install f2fs-tools-dbg

Install f2fs-tools-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install f2fs-tools-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install f2fs-tools-dbg

Install f2fs-tools-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install f2fs-tools-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install f2fs-tools-dbg

How To Uninstall f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the f2fs-tools-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove f2fs-tools-dbg

Uninstall f2fs-tools-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall f2fs-tools-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove f2fs-tools-dbg

Remove f2fs-tools-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove f2fs-tools-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge f2fs-tools-dbg

Remove f2fs-tools-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove f2fs-tools-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge f2fs-tools-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install f2fs-tools-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.