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zerofree

Zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

About zerofree

Zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

This project links 7 native package records across 7 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 1 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 1 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 1 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.zerofree: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.211 recordsAlpine Linux 3.221 recordsAlpine Linux 3.231 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 records
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Project identity

Project
zerofree
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
7
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
GPL-2.0-only
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

zerofree is a utility to set unused filesystem inodes and blocks of an ext2/3/4 filesystem to zero. This can improve the compressibility and privacy of an ext2/3/4 filesystem. This tool was inspired by the ext2fs privacy (i.e. secure deletion) patch described in a Linux kernel mailing list thread. WARNING: The filesystem to be processed should be unmounted or mounted read-only. The tool tries to check this before running, but you should be careful.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. zerofree

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source zerofree

    1.1.1-r1

    Zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. zerofree

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source zerofree

    1.1.1-r1

    Zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. zerofree

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source zerofree

    1.1.1-r1

    Zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. zerofree

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin

    1.1.1-1

    zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. zerofree

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin / source zerofree

    1.1.1-1+b2

    zero free blocks from ext2, ext3 and ext4 file-systems

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. zerofree

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source zerofree

    1.1.1-16.fc43

    Utility to force unused ext2/3/4 inodes and blocks to zero

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. zerofree

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source zerofree

    1.1.1-17.fc44

    Utility to force unused ext2/3/4 inodes and blocks to zero

    aarch64x86_6444

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Mapping provenance

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