How To Install fatattr on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fatattr on Ubuntu 22.04. fatattr is Utility to control attributes on a FAT filesystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fatattr on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is fatattr

fatattr is:

FAT filesystems contain several attributes which do not map cleanly onto Unix attributes; this utility allow these to be controlled directly by unprivileged users on any mounted FAT partition.

There are three methods to install fatattr 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 fatattr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fatattr

Install fatattr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fatattr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fatattr

Install fatattr 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 fatattr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fatattr

How To Uninstall fatattr on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the fatattr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fatattr

Uninstall fatattr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fatattr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fatattr

Remove fatattr Configurations and Data

To remove fatattr configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fatattr

Remove fatattr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fatattr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fatattr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fatattr package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.