How to Install e2fsprogs software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install e2fsprogs software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

e2fsprogs software package provides ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) 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 Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Administration Utilities
Package e2fsprogs
Version 1.42-1ubuntu2.2 [amd64, i386],
Description ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove e2fsprogs software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?