How to Install par2 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install par2 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

par2 software package provides Parity Archive Volume Set, for checking and repair of files, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install par2 

par2 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the par2 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep par2 *

You will get with par2 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

par2 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package par2
Version 0.4-11build1
Description Parity Archive Volume Set, for checking and repair of files
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove par2 software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?