Document blkid command as a mandatory requirement (#753436)
Update the README file to document the blkid command as a mandatory
requirement for GParted. GParted will run without blkid but it is
needed to detect a number of file systems which libparted doesn't and in
a number of other situations.
Blkid is needed to detect these file systems:
exfat
f2fs
ReFS
SWRaid
ZFS
Blkid also detects these file systems (for which GParted has simple
internal detection but libparted, mostly, doesn't detect):
btrfs (detected by libparted >= 3.2)
LVM2 PV
LUKS
nilfs2 (detected by libparted >= 2.4)
reiser4
Blkid is also needed for these commits:
1) f8faee6377
Avoid whole disk FAT being detected as MSDOS partition table (#743181)
(with libparted 1.9.0 to 2.3 inclusive)
2) 9e5e9f5627
Enhance file system detection to use FS_Info method - blkid
(Detect file systems with sector sizes other than 512 bytes with
libparted 2.2)
Other changes to the DISTRIBUTION NOTES section of the README file:
* Drop NOTE about vol_id and blkid being used to read volume labels for
specific file systems and read the UUIDs. Vol_id was deprecated in
May 2009 and is not included in any currently supported distribution.
Blkid is now mandatory. List of optional commands at the end of the
section seems to cover everything that is necessary.
* Indent description of optional commands at the end of the section to
match the indentation earlier in the section.
* Line wrap the section at column 72 to match the rest of the file.
Bug 753436 - Update documentation of GParted software dependencies
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DISTRIBUTION NOTES
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Gparted uses GNU libparted to detect and manipulate devices and partition
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tables. Several optional packages provide additional file system support.
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Optional packages include:
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GParted uses GNU libparted to detect and manipulate devices and
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partition tables. The blkid command is also required to detect those
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file systems which libparted doesn't detect. (The blkid command should
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be considered a mandatory requirement).
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GParted also queries and manipulates the file systems within those
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devices and partitions. When available, it uses each file system's
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specific commands. The following optional file system specific packages
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provide this support:
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btrfs-tools
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e2fsprogs
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f2fs-tools
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dosfstools
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mtools - required to read and write FAT16/32 volume labels and UUIDs
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mtools - required to read and write FAT16/32 volume labels
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and UUIDs
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hfsutils
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hfsprogs
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jfsutils
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reiserfsprogs
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xfsprogs, xfsdump
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NOTE: * If the vol_id command is in the search PATH, it will be used
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to read linux-swap, reiser4, hfs, and hfs+ file system
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volume labels.
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* If the blkid command is in the search path, it will be used
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to read file system UUIDs and labels. It is also used for
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ext4 file system detection.
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blkid is part of the util-linux package and e2fsprogs
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package before that.
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For dmraid support, the following packages are required:
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dmsetup - removes /dev/mapper entries
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dmraid - lists dmraid devices and creates /dev/mapper entries
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dmraid - lists dmraid devices and creates /dev/mapper
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entries
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For GNU/Linux distribution dmraid support, the following are required:
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- kernel built with Device Mapping and Mirroring built. From menuconfig,
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it is under Device Drivers -> <something> (RAID & LVM).
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- kernel built with Device Mapping and Mirroring built. From
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menuconfig, it is under Device Drivers -> <something> (RAID & LVM).
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- dmraid drive arrays activated on boot (e.g., dmraid -ay).
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gpart - guesses PC-type hard disk partitions
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Several more commands are optionally used by GParted if found on the system.
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These commands include:
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Several more commands are optionally used by GParted if found on the
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system. These commands include:
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blkid - used to read volume labels and detect ext4 file systems
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hdparm - used to query disk device serial numbers
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vol_id - used to read volume labels
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udisks - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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devkit-disks - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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{filemanager} - used in attempt data rescue to display discovered
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file systems. (e.g., nautilus, pcmanfm)
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hal-lock - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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gksudo - used to acquire root privileges in .desktop file,
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but only if available when gparted source is configured.
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gksu - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in .desktop
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file if gksu not available, but only if available when
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gparted source is configured.
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kdesudo - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in .desktop
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file if gksudo and gksu not available, but only if available
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when gparted source is configured.
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xdg-su - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in .desktop
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file if gksudo, gksu, and kdesudo are not available, but only
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if available when gparted source is configured.
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udevinfo - used in dmraid to query udev name
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udevadm - used in dmraid to query udev name
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yelp - used to display help manual
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blkid - [mandatory requirement] used to detect file systems
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libparted doesn't, read UUIDs and volume labels
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hdparm - used to query disk device serial numbers
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vol_id - used to read volume labels
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udisks - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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devkit-disks - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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{filemanager} - used in attempt data rescue to display discovered
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file systems. (e.g., nautilus, pcmanfm)
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hal-lock - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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gksudo - used to acquire root privileges in .desktop file,
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but only if available when gparted source is
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configured.
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gksu - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in
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.desktop file if gksu not available, but only if
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available when gparted source is configured.
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kdesudo - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in
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.desktop file if gksudo and gksu not available, but
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only if available when gparted source is
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configured.
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xdg-su - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in
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.desktop file if gksudo, gksu, and kdesudo are not
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available, but only if available when gparted
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source is configured.
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udevinfo - used in dmraid to query udev name
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udevadm - used in dmraid to query udev name
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yelp - used to display help manual
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