How to install ext4magic On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove ext4magic Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install ext4magic On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package ext4magic from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of ext4magic:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: ext4magic

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install ext4magic

Package Details

Package:ext4magic
Version:0.3.2-3
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://ext4magic.sf.net/ext4magic_en.html
Description:recover deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/utils

How to install ext4magic on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install ext4magic On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove ext4magic Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 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 ext4magic is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ext4magic' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L ext4magic
dpkg-query: package 'ext4magic' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing ext4magic:

After system update use the following command to install ext4magic:

sudo apt-get install ext4magic

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 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 ext4magic from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ext4magic from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the ext4magic following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  ext4magic

Following command is used to remove the ext4magic package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ext4magic

This will remove ext4magic and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing ext4magic with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge ext4magic

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ext4magic

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ext4magic package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.