How to Install e2fsprogs software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install e2fsprogs software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

e2fsprogs software package provides ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install e2fsprogs 

e2fsprogs is installed in your system.

Make ensure the e2fsprogs package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep e2fsprogs *

You will get with e2fsprogs package name, version, architecture and description in a table

e2fsprogs package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Administration Utilities
Package e2fsprogs
Version 1.42.5-1.1+deb7u1
Description ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove e2fsprogs software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?