How To Install genext2fs on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install genext2fs on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is genext2fs
genext2fs is:
genext2fs is meant to generate an ext2 filesystem as a normal (non-root) user. It doesn’t require you to mount the image file to copy files on it. It doesn’t even require you to be the superuser to make device nodes.
There are three methods to install genext2fs 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 genext2fs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install genext2fs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install genext2fs
Install genext2fs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install genext2fs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install genext2fs
Install genext2fs 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 genext2fs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install genext2fs
How To Uninstall genext2fs on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the genext2fs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove genext2fs
Uninstall genext2fs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall genext2fs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove genext2fs
Remove genext2fs Configurations and Data
To remove genext2fs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge genext2fs
Remove genext2fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove genext2fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge genext2fs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install genext2fs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
