How To Install ufiformat on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ufiformat on Ubuntu.
What is ufiformat
ufiformat is:
ufiformat is a command-line utility for formatting floppy disks in UFI-compatible USB floppy drives. It allows disks to be formatted in any format supported by the drive, and can also be used to determine what format a disk is currently using.
There are three methods to install ufiformat 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 ufiformat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ufiformat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ufiformat
Install ufiformat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ufiformat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ufiformat
Install ufiformat 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 ufiformat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ufiformat
How To Uninstall ufiformat on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ufiformat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ufiformat
Uninstall ufiformat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ufiformat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ufiformat
Remove ufiformat Configurations and Data
To remove ufiformat configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ufiformat
Remove ufiformat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ufiformat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ufiformat
Dependencies
ufiformat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ufiformat package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.