Package: util-linux (2.20.1-5 and others) [essential]

[ Source: util-linux  ]

Miscellaneous system utilities

This package contains a number of important utilities, most of which are oriented towards maintenance of your system. Some of the more important utilities included in this package allow you to partition your hard disk, view kernel messages, and create new filesystems.

Tags: System Administration: Configuration Tool, Filesystem Tool, admin::hardware, implemented-in::c, User Interface: Command Line, interface::text-mode, role::program, Scope: Utility, Interface Toolkit: Ncurses TUI

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Architecture	Version	Package Size	Installed Size	Files
alpha (unofficial port)	2.20.1-5	710.0 kB	1,942.0 kB	[list of files]
amd64	2.20.1-5	647.4 kB	1,602.0 kB	[list of files]
armel	2.20.1-5	655.1 kB	1,481.0 kB	[list of files]
armhf	2.20.1-5	617.9 kB	1,325.0 kB	[list of files]
avr32 (unofficial port)	2.17.2-3	651.4 kB	1,912.0 kB	[list of files]
hppa	2.17.2-9.1	761.6 kB	2,276.0 kB	[list of files]
hurd-i386	2.20.1-5	479.0 kB	1,107.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	2.20.1-5	642.3 kB	1,525.0 kB	[list of files]
ia64	2.20.1-5	858.4 kB	2,331.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64	2.20.1-5	478.5 kB	1,030.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-i386	2.20.1-5	476.7 kB	992.0 kB	[list of files]
m68k (unofficial port)	2.20.1-5	479.5 kB	1,261.0 kB	[list of files]
mips	2.20.1-5	656.4 kB	1,597.0 kB	[list of files]
mipsel	2.20.1-5	662.4 kB	1,597.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpc	2.20.1-5	659.7 kB	1,546.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpcspe (unofficial port)	2.19.1-5	604.7 kB	1,652.0 kB	[list of files]
s390	2.20.1-5	692.6 kB	1,626.0 kB	[list of files]
s390x	2.20.1-5	675.0 kB	1,694.0 kB	[list of files]
sh4 (unofficial port)	2.20.1-5	670.3 kB	1,521.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc	2.20.1-5	556.9 kB	1,453.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc64 (unofficial port)	2.20.1-5	558.1 kB	1,610.0 kB	[list of files]