How To Install libntfs-3g89 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 347 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g89 on Ubuntu.
What is libntfs-3g89
libntfs-3g89 is:
NTFS-3G uses FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to provide support for the NTFS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows.
This package contains the actual library.
There are three methods to install libntfs-3g89 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libntfs-3g89 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g89 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libntfs-3g89
Install libntfs-3g89 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g89 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libntfs-3g89
Install libntfs-3g89 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g89 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libntfs-3g89
How To Uninstall libntfs-3g89 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libntfs-3g89 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libntfs-3g89
Uninstall libntfs-3g89 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libntfs-3g89 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntfs-3g89
Remove libntfs-3g89 Configurations and Data
To remove libntfs-3g89 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libntfs-3g89
Remove libntfs-3g89 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libntfs-3g89 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntfs-3g89
Dependencies
libntfs-3g89 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g89 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.