This package contains a number of important utilities, most of which are oriented towards maintenance of your system. Some of the more important utilities included in this package allow you to view kernel messages, create new filesystems, view block device information, interface with real time clock, etc.
| Original maintainer | Debian util-linux Maintainers |
|---|---|
| Homepage | https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux |
2.34
Arch rolling
Fedora rawhide2.33.2
Fedora 30
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed2.33.1
Debian 10.0Fedora 30
Manjaro rollingOpenSUSE Leap 15.1
Ubuntu 19.04Ubuntu 19.102.32.1
Fedora 292.32
Fedora 28Ubuntu 18.102.31.1
OpenSUSE Leap 15.0Ubuntu 18.04 LTS2.30.1
Ubuntu 17.102.29.2
Debian 9.0OpenSUSE Leap 42.32.27.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS2.23.2
CentOS 7.6.1810| Distribution | Version | Since | Package | Installed | Packager | |
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| Arch rolling core/os | xz | 2.34-2 | 0 - 19:10 | 2.07 MiB | 12.4 MiB | Christian Hesse |
| CentOS 7.6.1810 os | rpm | 2.23.2-59.el7 | Jan 14 | 1.97 MiB | 8.06 MiB | CentOS BuildSystem |
| CentOS 7.6.1810 updates | rpm | 2.23.2-59.el7_6.1 | Mar 19 | 1.98 MiB | 8.07 MiB | CentOS BuildSystem |
| Debian 10.0 buster/main | deb | 2.33.1-0.1 | Jan 12 | 1.01 MiB | 4.23 MiB | LaMont Jones |
| Debian 9.0 stretch/main | deb | 2.29.2-1+deb9u1 | Jan 12 | 958 kiB | 3.47 MiB | Debian util-linux Maintainers |
| Fedora 28 releases/Everything-os | rpm | 2.32-2.fc28 | Jan 14 | 2.46 MiB | 10.9 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 28 releases/Server-os | rpm | 2.32-2.fc28 | Jan 14 | 2.46 MiB | 10.9 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 28 releases/Workstation-os | rpm | 2.32-2.fc28 | Jan 14 | 2.46 MiB | 10.9 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 29 releases/Everything-os | rpm | 2.32.1-1.fc29 | Jan 14 | 2.42 MiB | 11.4 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 29 releases/Server-os | rpm | 2.32.1-1.fc29 | Jan 14 | 2.42 MiB | 11.4 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 29 releases/Workstation-os | rpm | 2.32.1-1.fc29 | Jan 14 | 2.42 MiB | 11.4 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 29 releases-test/Everything-os | rpm | 2.32.1-1.fc29 | Jan 14 | 2.42 MiB | 11.4 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 29 releases-test/Server-os | rpm | 2.32.1-1.fc29 | Jan 14 | 2.42 MiB | 11.4 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 29 releases-test/Workstation-os | rpm | 2.32.1-1.fc29 | Jan 14 | 2.42 MiB | 11.4 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 30 releases/Everything-os | rpm | 2.33.2-1.fc30 | 0 - 05:29 | 2.39 MiB | 13.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 30 releases/Server-os | rpm | 2.33.2-1.fc30 | 0 - 05:03 | 2.39 MiB | 13.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 30 releases/Workstation-os | rpm | 2.33.2-1.fc30 | 0 - 05:04 | 2.39 MiB | 13.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 30 releases-test/Server-os | rpm | 2.33.1-3.fc30 | 0 - 05:11 | 2.34 MiB | 12.8 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora 30 releases-test/Workstation-os | rpm | 2.33.1-3.fc30 | 0 - 05:13 | 2.34 MiB | 12.8 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os | rpm | 2.34-1.fc31 | 0 - 10:17 | 2.61 MiB | 13.7 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora rawhide development/Server-os | rpm | 2.34-1.fc31 | 0 - 09:02 | 2.61 MiB | 13.7 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Fedora rawhide development/Workstation-os | rpm | 2.34-1.fc31 | 0 - 10:26 | 2.61 MiB | 13.7 MiB | Fedora Project |
| Manjaro rolling stable/core | xz | 2.33.1-2 | Jan 24 | 2 MiB | 11.6 MiB | Bartłomiej Piotrowski |
| Manjaro rolling testing/core | xz | 2.33.1-2 | Jan 19 | 2 MiB | 11.6 MiB | Bartłomiej Piotrowski |
| Manjaro rolling unstable/core | xz | 2.33.1-2 | Jan 14 | 2 MiB | 11.6 MiB | Bartłomiej Piotrowski |
| OpenSUSE Leap 15.0 oss | rpm | 2.31.1-lp150.6.1 | Jan 17 | 1.1 MiB | 4.27 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Leap 15.0 update/oss | rpm | 2.31.1-lp150.7.6.1 | Jan 18 | 1.1 MiB | 4.27 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Leap 15.0 update/oss | rpm | 2.31.1-lp150.7.3.1 | Jan 18 | 1.1 MiB | 4.27 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 oss | rpm | 2.33.1-lp151.2.18 | Apr 09 | 1.15 MiB | 4.93 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 oss | rpm | 2.29.2-3.4 | Jan 17 | 1010 kiB | 3.71 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 update/oss | rpm | 2.29.2-8.1 | Jan 21 | 1000 kiB | 3.71 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 update/oss | rpm | 2.29.2-5.1 | Jan 21 | 1000 kiB | 3.71 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss | rpm | 2.33.2-1.4 | 0 - 11:17 | 1.15 MiB | 5.3 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| Ubuntu 17.10 artful/main | deb | 2.30.1-0ubuntu4 | 2017-11-10 | 856 kiB | 3.23 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 17.10 artful-updates/main | deb | 2.30.1-0ubuntu4.2 | 2018-06-12 | 857 kiB | 3.23 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS bionic/main | deb | 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3 | 2018-06-12 | 881 kiB | 3.29 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS bionic-updates/main | deb | 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 | Jan 17 | 881 kiB | 3.29 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 18.10 cosmic/main | deb | 2.32-0.1ubuntu2 | Jan 14 | 896 kiB | 3.61 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 19.04 disco/main | deb | 2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2 | Mar 10 | 979 kiB | 4.23 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main | deb | 2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2 | 0 - 04:45 | 979 kiB | 4.23 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial/main | deb | 2.27.1-6ubuntu3 | 2017-11-10 | 828 kiB | 3.16 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main | deb | 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7 | Jun 17 | 829 kiB | 3.16 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
Manual pages
cal(1)
cal - display a calendar
chfn(1)
chfn - change your finger information
choom(1)
choom - display and adjust OOM-killer score.
chrt(1)
chrt - manipulate the real-time attributes of a process
chsh(1)
chsh - change your login shell
col(1)
col - filter reverse line feeds from input
colcrt(1)
colcrt - filter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrm(1)
colrm - remove columns from a file
column(1)
column - columnate lists
dmesg(1)
dmesg - print or control the kernel ring buffer
eject(1)
eject - eject removable media
fallocate(1)
fallocate - preallocate or deallocate space to a file
fincore(1)
fincore - count pages of file contents in core
flock(1)
flock - manage locks from shell scripts
getopt(1)
getopt - parse command options (enhanced)
hexdump(1)
hexdump - display file contents in hexadecimal, decimal, octal, or ascii
ionice(1)
ionice - set or get process I/O scheduling class and priority
ipcmk(1)
ipcmk - make various IPC resources
ipcrm(1)
ipcrm - remove certain IPC resources
ipcs(1)
ipcs - show information on IPC facilities
kill(1)
kill - terminate a process
last(1)
last, lastb - show a listing of last logged in users
line(1)
line - read one line
logger(1)
logger - enter messages into the system log
login(1)
login - begin session on the system
look(1)
look - display lines beginning with a given string
lscpu(1)
lscpu - display information about the CPU architecture
lsipc(1)
lsipc - show information on IPC facilities currently employed in the system
lslogins(1)
lslogins - display information about known users in the system
lsmem(1)
lsmem - list the ranges of available memory with their online status
mcookie(1)
mcookie - generate magic cookies for xauth
mesg(1)
mesg - display (or do not display) messages from other users
more(1)
more - file perusal filter for crt viewing
mountpoint(1)
mountpoint - see if a directory or file is a mountpoint
namei(1)
namei - follow a pathname until a terminal point is found
newgrp(1)
newgrp - log in to a new group
nsenter(1)
nsenter - run program with namespaces of other processes
pg(1)
pg - browse pagewise through text files
prlimit(1)
prlimit - get and set process resource limits
rename(1)
rename - rename files
rename.ul(1)
rename - rename files
renice(1)
renice - alter priority of running processes
rev(1)
rev - reverse lines characterwise
runuser(1)
runuser - run a command with substitute user and group ID
script(1)
script - make typescript of terminal session
scriptreplay(1)
scriptreplay - play back typescripts, using timing information
setpriv(1)
setpriv - run a program with different Linux privilege settings
setsid(1)
setsid - run a program in a new session
setterm(1)
setterm - set terminal attributes
su(1)
su - run a command with substitute user and group ID
tailf(1)
tailf - follow the growth of a log file
taskset(1)
taskset - set or retrieve a process’s CPU affinity
ul(1)
ul - do underlining
unshare(1)
unshare - run program with some namespaces unshared from parent
utmpdump(1)
utmpdump - dump UTMP and WTMP files in raw format
uuidgen(1)
uuidgen - create a new UUID value
uuidparse(1)
uuidparse - a utility to parse unique identifiers
wall(1)
wall - write a message to all users
whereis(1)
whereis - locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command
write(1)
write - send a message to another user
libblkid(3)
libblkid - block device identification library
uuid(3)
uuid - DCE compatible Universally Unique Identifier library
uuid_clear(3)
uuid_clear - reset value of UUID variable to the NULL value
uuid_compare(3)
uuid_compare - compare whether two UUIDs are the same
uuid_copy(3)
uuid_copy - copy a UUID value
uuid_generate(3)
uuid_generate, uuid_generate_random, uuid_generate_time, uuid_generate_time_safe - create a new unique UUID value
uuid_is_null(3)
uuid_is_null - compare the value of the UUID to the NULL value
uuid_parse(3)
uuid_parse - convert an input UUID string into binary representation
uuid_time(3)
uuid_time - extract the time at which the UUID was created
uuid_unparse(3)
uuid_unparse - convert a UUID from binary representation to a string
adjtime_config(5)
adjtime - information about hardware clock setting and drift factor
fstab(5)
fstab - static information about the filesystems
hwclock(5)
hwclock - variables that affect the behaviour of the hwclock boot script
terminal-colors.d(5)
terminal-colors.d - Configure output colorization for various utilities
addpart(8)
addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition
agetty(8)
agetty - alternative Linux getty
blkdiscard(8)
blkdiscard - discard sectors on a device
blkid(8)
blkid - locate/print block device attributes
blkzone(8)
blkzone - run zone command on a device
blockdev(8)
blockdev - call block device ioctls from the command line
cfdisk(8)
cfdisk - display or manipulate a disk partition table
chcpu(8)
chcpu - configure CPUs
chmem(8)
chmem - configure memory
ctrlaltdel(8)
ctrlaltdel - set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination
delpart(8)
delpart - tell the kernel to forget about a partition
fdformat(8)
fdformat - low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk(8)
fdisk - manipulate disk partition table
findfs(8)
findfs - find a filesystem by label or UUID
findmnt(8)
findmnt - find a filesystem
fsck(8)
fsck - check and repair a Linux filesystem
fsck.cramfs(8)
fsck.cramfs - fsck compressed ROM file system
fsck.minix(8)
fsck.minix - check consistency of Minix filesystem
fsfreeze(8)
fsfreeze - suspend access to a filesystem (Ext3/4, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS)
fstrim(8)
fstrim - discard unused blocks on a mounted filesystem
hwclock(8)
hwclock - time clocks utility
isosize(8)
isosize - output the length of an iso9660 filesystem
klogconsole(8)
klogconsole - Tells the kernel to what terminal it should copy messages
ldattach(8)
ldattach - attach a line discipline to a serial line
losetup(8)
losetup - set up and control loop devices
lsblk(8)
lsblk - list block devices
lslocks(8)
lslocks - list local system locks
lsns(8)
lsns - list namespaces
mkfs(8)
mkfs - build a Linux filesystem
mkfs.bfs(8)
mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem
mkfs.cramfs(8)
mkfs.cramfs - make compressed ROM file system
mkfs.minix(8)
mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystem
mkswap(8)
mkswap - set up a Linux swap area
mkzimage_cmdline(8)
mkzimage_cmdline - edit the built-in kernel cmdline in a PowerPC CHRP zImage
mount(8)
mount - mount a filesystem
nologin(8)
nologin - politely refuse a login
partx(8)
partx - tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions
pivot_root(8)
pivot_root - change the root filesystem
raw(8)
raw - bind a Linux raw character device
readprofile(8)
readprofile - read kernel profiling information
resizepart(8)
resizepart - tell the kernel about the new size of a partition
rfkill(8)
rfkill - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
rtcwake(8)
rtcwake - enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time
setarch(8)
setarch - change reported architecture in new program environment and/or set personality flags
setctsid(8)
setctsid - run a program in a new session and tty
sfdisk(8)
sfdisk - display or manipulate a disk partition table
sulogin(8)
sulogin - single-user login
swaplabel(8)
swaplabel - print or change the label or UUID of a swap area
swapon(8)
swapon, swapoff - enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
switch_root(8)
switch_root - switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree
tunelp(8)
tunelp - set various parameters for the lp device
umount(8)
umount - unmount file systems
uuidd(8)
uuidd - UUID generation daemon
vipw(8)
vipw, vigr - edit the password or group file
wdctl(8)
wdctl - show hardware watchdog status
wipefs(8)
wipefs - wipe a signature from a device
zramctl(8)
zramctl - set up and control zram devices
Latest updates
Fedora rawhide development/Workstation-os: Updated from 2.34-0.2.fc31 to 2.34-1.fc31
0 - 10:26
- upgrade to v2.34
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 2.33.1-4.fc31 to 2.34-1.fc31
0 - 10:17
- upgrade to v2.34
Fedora rawhide development/Server-os: Updated from 2.34-0.2.fc31 to 2.34-1.fc31
0 - 09:02
- upgrade to v2.34
Arch rolling testing/os: Version 2.34-2 removed
0 - 19:11
Arch rolling core/os: Updated from 2.33.2-1 to 2.34-2
0 - 19:10
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 2.33.1-2.1 to 2.33.2-1.4
0 - 11:17
- Update to version 2.33.2 (bsc#1134337):
- agetty: Fix 8-bit processing in get_logname() (bsc#1125886).
- mount: Fix "mount" output for net file systems (bsc#1122417).
- Many Other fixes, see
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.33/v2.33.2-ReleaseNotes
Arch rolling testing/os: Updated from 2.34-1 to 2.34-2
0 - 07:01
Fedora 30 releases/Everything-os: Version 2.33.2-1.fc30 introduced
0 - 05:29
Fedora 30 releases-test/Workstation-os: Version 2.33.1-3.fc30 introduced
0 - 05:13
Fedora 30 releases-test/Server-os: Version 2.33.1-3.fc30 introduced
0 - 05:11
Fedora 30 releases/Workstation-os: Version 2.33.2-1.fc30 introduced
0 - 05:04
Fedora 30 releases/Server-os: Version 2.33.2-1.fc30 introduced
0 - 05:03
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/main: Version 2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2 introduced
0 - 04:45
Fedora rawhide development/Workstation-os: Updated from 2.33.1-4.fc31 to 2.34-0.2.fc31
Jun 17
- upgrade to v2.34-rc2
Fedora rawhide development/Server-os: Updated from 2.33.1-4.fc31 to 2.34-0.2.fc31
Jun 17
- upgrade to v2.34-rc2
Arch rolling testing/os: Updated from 2.33.2-1 to 2.34-1
Jun 17
Arch rolling core/os: Updated from 2.33.1-2 to 2.33.2-1
Jun 17
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial-updates/main: Updated from 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.6 to 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7
Jun 17
Arch rolling testing/os: Version 2.33.2-1 introduced
Apr 09
OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 oss: Updated from 2.33.1-lp151.2.15 to 2.33.1-lp151.2.18
Apr 09
- libmount: print a blacklist hint for "unknown filesystem type" (jsc#SUSE-4085, fate#326832), and add documentation
- add libmount-print-a-blacklist-hint-for-unknown-filesyst.patch
- add Add-documentation-on-blacklisted-modules-to-mount-8-.patch
Related packages
linux - The Linux kernel and modules
util-linux-debuginfo - Debug information for package util-linux
util-linux-debugsource - Debug sources for package util-linux
util-linux-lang - Translations for package util-linux
util-linux-locales - locales files for util-linux
util-linux-systemd - A collection of basic system utilities
util-linux-systemd-debuginfo - Debug information for package util-linux-systemd
util-linux-systemd-debugsource - Debug sources for package util-linux-systemd
util-linux-user - libuser based util-linux utilities
util-linux-user-debuginfo - Debug information for package util-linux-user
