Install ntfsprogs on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
Learn how to install ntfsprogs with the command sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of ntfsprogs:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: ntfsprogs
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
Package Details | |
| Package: | ntfsprogs |
| Version: | 1:2012.1.15AR.1-1ubuntu1.2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-advanced/ |
| Description: | read/write NTFS driver for FUSE (transitional package) Package to ease upgrading from older ntfsprogs packages to the new ntfs-3g package. . This package can be purged at anytime once the ntfs-3g package has been installed. Homepage: http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-advanced/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/otherosfs |
How to install ntfsprogs on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If ntfsprogs is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ntfsprogs' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L ntfsprogs Package `ntfsprogs' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing ntfsprogs:
After system update use the following command to install ntfsprogs:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove ntfsprogs from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ntfsprogs from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the ntfsprogs following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove ntfsprogs
Following command is used to remove the ntfsprogs package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ntfsprogs
This will remove ntfsprogs and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing ntfsprogs with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge ntfsprogs
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ntfsprogs
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ntfsprogs package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.