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

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

gdisk software package provides GPT fdisk text-mode partitioning tool, 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 gdisk 

gdisk is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gdisk *

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

gdisk package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Administration Utilities
Package gdisk
Version 0.8.1-1build1
Description GPT fdisk text-mode partitioning tool
Sub Section Admin


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