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Package: hfsprogs (332.25-5 and others)

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.

Tags: System Administration: Filesystem Tool, Data Recovery, Hardware Enablement: Storage, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Checking, Storing, Works with: Files

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  • dep: libc0.1 (>= 2.4) [kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc0.1-udeb
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.4) [not alpha, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, m68k, sparc]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5-5) [m68k]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [sparc]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.4) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.4.0) [armel]
    GCC support library
  • dep: libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8f-5) [not mipsel]
    SSL shared libraries
    dep: libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8k-1) [mipsel]

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Download for all available architectures
Architecture Version Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 332.25-5 166.4 kB436 kB [list of files]
amd64 332.25-5 130.0 kB284 kB [list of files]
armel 332.25-5 152.7 kB348 kB [list of files]
hppa 332.25-5 150.3 kB340 kB [list of files]
i386 332.25-5 128.0 kB304 kB [list of files]
ia64 332.25-5 207.8 kB600 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 332.25-5 121.3 kB272 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 332.25-5 117.1 kB258 kB [list of files]
m68k (unofficial port) 332.14-4 109.0 kB296 kB [list of files]
mips 332.25-5 140.7 kB368 kB [list of files]
mipsel 332.25-5 146.3 kB392 kB [list of files]
powerpc 332.25-5 127.2 kB324 kB [list of files]
s390 332.25-5 137.3 kB344 kB [list of files]
sparc 332.25-5 145.6 kB368 kB [list of files]