How To Install exfat-fuse on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install exfat-fuse on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is exfat-fuse
exfat-fuse is:
fuse-exfat is a read and write driver implementing the extended file allocation table as a filesystem in userspace. A mounthelper is provided unter the name mount.exfat-fuse.
There are three methods to install exfat-fuse 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 exfat-fuse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install exfat-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install exfat-fuse
Install exfat-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install exfat-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install exfat-fuse
Install exfat-fuse 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 exfat-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install exfat-fuse
How To Uninstall exfat-fuse on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the exfat-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove exfat-fuse
Uninstall exfat-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall exfat-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove exfat-fuse
Remove exfat-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove exfat-fuse configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge exfat-fuse
Remove exfat-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove exfat-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exfat-fuse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install exfat-fuse package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
