How To Install ntfs-3g on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ntfs-3g
ntfs-3g is:
NTFS-3G uses FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to provide support for the NTFS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows. Task: standard
There are three methods to install ntfs-3g 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 ntfs-3g Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ntfs-3g using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ntfs-3g
Install ntfs-3g Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ntfs-3g using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ntfs-3g
Install ntfs-3g 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 ntfs-3g using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ntfs-3g
How To Uninstall ntfs-3g on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ntfs-3g package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ntfs-3g
Uninstall ntfs-3g And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ntfs-3g and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntfs-3g
Remove ntfs-3g Configurations and Data
To remove ntfs-3g configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ntfs-3g
Remove ntfs-3g configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ntfs-3g configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntfs-3g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
