How To Install hfsutils on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hfsutils on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is hfsutils
hfsutils is:
HFS is the native Macintosh filesystem format.
This package contains several command-line utilities for reading and writing Macintosh HFS-formatted media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMs, and hard disks.
There are three methods to install hfsutils 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 hfsutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hfsutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hfsutils
Install hfsutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hfsutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hfsutils
Install hfsutils 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 hfsutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hfsutils
How To Uninstall hfsutils on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the hfsutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hfsutils
Uninstall hfsutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hfsutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hfsutils
Remove hfsutils Configurations and Data
To remove hfsutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hfsutils
Remove hfsutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hfsutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hfsutils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hfsutils package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
