How To Install Mkfs.hfsplus?

How To Install Mkfs.hfsplus?

mkfs.hfsplus

mkfs and fsck for HFS and HFS+ file systems

Maintainer: Rogu00e9rio Brito



Section: otherosfs

Install mkfs.hfsplus

  • Debian apt-get install hfsprogs Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install hfsprogs Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install hfsprogs Click to copy
  • CentOS yum install hfsplus-tools Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install hfsplus-tools Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install hfsprogs Click to copy

hfsprogs

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.

hfsplus-tools

filesystems
Installation of latest mkfs.hfsplus command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, CentOS, Fedora and Raspbian. You can copy the command for your OS from above and paste it into your terminal. Once you run the command it will download the 2026 latest package from the repository and install it in your computer/server.