2 Installing Ext File System Utilities

Ext file system utilities are provided in the e2fsprogs package.

On most Oracle Linux systems, the e2fsprogs package is already installed, however you can use DNF to install it if it isn't available or to update the current package to the latest version.

The e2fsprogs package includes the mkfs commands to format a device with any of the available Ext file system versions, and also commands to perform actions including file system checks and tuning.

  1. Use the dnf command to install or update the e2fsprogs package.
    sudo dnf install -y e2fsprogs