How To Install xattr 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 xattr on Ubuntu.
What is xattr
xattr is:
xattr tool allows manipulation of the filesystem extended attributes present in some operating systems (GNU/Linux included).
This package contains the xattr cli tool.
There are three methods to install xattr 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 xattr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xattr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xattr
Install xattr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xattr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xattr
Install xattr 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 xattr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xattr
How To Uninstall xattr on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xattr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xattr
Uninstall xattr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xattr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xattr
Remove xattr Configurations and Data
To remove xattr configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xattr
Remove xattr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xattr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xattr
Dependencies
xattr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xattr package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.