Install gdisk on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gdisk
Learn how to install gdisk with the command sudo apt-get install gdisk on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of gdisk:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gdisk
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gdisk
Package Details | |
| Package: | gdisk |
| Version: | 0.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ |
| Description: | GPT fdisk text-mode partitioning tool GPT fdisk (aka gdisk) is a text-mode partitioning tool for that works on Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) disks, rather than on the more common (through 2009) Master Boot Record (MBR) partition tables. . Please note that gdisk is still in beta version. Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install gdisk 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 gdisk is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gdisk' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gdisk Package `gdisk' 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 gdisk:
After system update use the following command to install gdisk:
sudo apt-get install gdisk
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 gdisk from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gdisk 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 gdisk following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gdisk
Following command is used to remove the gdisk package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gdisk
This will remove gdisk and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gdisk with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gdisk
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gdisk
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gdisk package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.