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Package: hfsprogs (332.25-6 and others)

Experimental package

Warning: This package is from the experimental distribution. That means it is likely unstable or buggy, and it may even cause data loss. Please be sure to consult the changelog and other possible documentation before using it.

mkfs and fsck for HFS and HFS+ file systems

The HFS+ file system used by Apple Computer for their Mac OS is supported by the Linux kernel. Apple provides mkfs and fsck for HFS+ with the Unix core of their operating system, Darwin.

This package is a port of Apple's tools for HFS+ filesystems.

For users, HFS+ seems to be a good compromise to carry files between MacOS X and Linux Machines, as HFS+ doesn't suffer the problems of FAT32 like: 

 * huge space waste (in slack space as devices grow faster);
 * ability to create files that are more than 4GB in size (especially
   good for those working with multimedia and that need to carry large
   ISO files);
 * ability to use case preserving (and even sensitivity!);
 * ability to use uid's and gid's on the filesystem.

Users in general can enjoy such benefits since it is expected to have more HFS+ filesystems in use, as Apple has announced Macintoshes for ix86-64, besides the filesystem being already supported by PowerPC systems since the beginning.

Other Packages Related to hfsprogs

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  • dep: libbsd0 (>= 0.0) [not powerpc]
    utility functions from BSD systems - shared library
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.4) [not sparc]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [sparc]
  • dep: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.4.0) [armel]
    GCC support library
  • dep: libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8f-5) [not i386]
    SSL shared libraries
    dep: libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8k-1) [i386]

Download hfsprogs

Download for all available architectures
Architecture Version Package Size Installed Size Files
amd64 332.25-6 130.0 kB284 kB [list of files]
armel 332.25-6 152.2 kB348 kB [list of files]
hppa 332.25-6 145.8 kB340 kB [list of files]
i386 332.25-6 123.8 kB304 kB [list of files]
powerpc 332.18-1 140.7 kB340 kB [list of files]
s390 332.25-6 137.4 kB344 kB [list of files]
sparc 332.25-6 145.8 kB368 kB [list of files]