How To Install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
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.
There are three methods to install f2fs-tools-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 18.04
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 18.04, 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 18.04 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 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
