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dosfstools

DOS filesystem utilities

About dosfstools

DOS filesystem utilities

This project links 13 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.dosfstools: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
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Project identity

Project
dosfstools
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
13
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

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

The dosfstools package includes the mkdosfs and dosfsck utilities, which respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT file systems on hard drives or on floppies.

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Packages by operating system

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Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. dosfstools

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source dosfstools

    4.2-r2

    DOS filesystem utilities

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. dosfstools-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source dosfstools

    4.2-r2

    DOS filesystem utilities (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. dosfstools

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source dosfstools

    4.2-r2

    DOS filesystem utilities

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. dosfstools-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source dosfstools

    4.2-r2

    DOS filesystem utilities (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. dosfstools

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source dosfstools

    4.2-r2

    DOS filesystem utilities

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. dosfstools-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source dosfstools

    4.2-r2

    DOS filesystem utilities (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. dosfstools

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / otherosfs

    4.2-1

    utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. dosfstools

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / otherosfs

    4.2-1.2

    utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. dosfstools

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source dosfstools

    4.2-16.fc43

    Utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems on Linux

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. dosfstools

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source dosfstools

    4.2-18.fc44

    Utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems on Linux

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. dosfstools

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Filesystems / source dosfstools

    4.1-3.6.1

    Utilities for Making and Checking MS-DOS FAT File Systems on Linux

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. dosfstools

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Filesystems / source dosfstools

    4.2-160000.2.2

    Utilities for Making and Checking MS-DOS FAT File Systems on Linux

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. dosfstools

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Filesystems / source dosfstools

    4.2-4.13

    Utilities for Making and Checking MS-DOS FAT File Systems on Linux

    x86_64tumbleweed

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