6.45. Installing Reiserfsprogs-3.x.0j

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6.45.1. Installation of Reiserfsprogs

Reiserfsprogs only needs to be installed if you intend on using the reiserfs filesystem. Install Reiserfsprogs by running the following commands:

./configure --mandir=/usr/share/man &&
make &&
make install

6.45.2. Command explanations

--mandir=/usr/share/man: This ensures that the manual pages are installed in the correct location while still installing the programs in /sbin as they should be.

6.45.3. Contents

The reiserfsprogs package contains the debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, resize_reiserfs and unpack programs.

6.45.4. Description

6.45.4.1. debugreiserfs

debugreiserfs can sometimes help to solve problems with reiserfs filesystems. If it is called without options it prints the super block of any reiserfs filesystem found on the device.

6.45.4.2. mkreiserfs

mkreiserfs creates a reiserfs file system.

6.45.4.3. reiserfsck

reiserfsck checks a reiserfs file system.

6.45.4.4. resize_reiserfs

resize_reiserfs is used to resize an unmounted reiserfs file system

6.45.4.5. unpack

No description is currently available for unpack.

6.45.5. Dependencies

Reiserfs-N/A needs the following to be installed:


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