How To Install ntfs2btrfs on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs2btrfs on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ntfs2btrfs
ntfs2btrfs is:
This is a tool which does in-place conversion of Microsoft’s NTFS filesystem to the open-source filesystem Btrfs, much as btrfs-convert does for ext2. The original image is saved as a reflink copy at image/ntfs.img, and if you want to keep the conversion you can delete this to free up space.
There are three methods to install ntfs2btrfs on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ntfs2btrfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ntfs2btrfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ntfs2btrfs
Install ntfs2btrfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ntfs2btrfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ntfs2btrfs
Install ntfs2btrfs 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 ntfs2btrfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ntfs2btrfs
How To Uninstall ntfs2btrfs on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ntfs2btrfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ntfs2btrfs
Uninstall ntfs2btrfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ntfs2btrfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntfs2btrfs
Remove ntfs2btrfs Configurations and Data
To remove ntfs2btrfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ntfs2btrfs
Remove ntfs2btrfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ntfs2btrfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntfs2btrfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs2btrfs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
