How To Build and Install the Latest Version of btrfs-tools on Linux

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To build and install the latest version of btrfs-tools on a Linux system, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Download the latest version of the source code:
    wget https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs/archive/master.zip
    unzip master.zip
  2. Install the necessary build dependencies:
    sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev zlib1g-dev liblzo2-dev

    The specific dependencies may vary based on your distribution.

  3. Change to the source directory and run the configure script:
    cd btrfs-progs-master
    ./configure
  4. Build and install the tools:
    make
    sudo make install
  5. Update the shared library cache:
    sudo ldconfig

This should build and install the latest version of btrfs-tools on your Linux system. To verify the installation, run btrfs --version to check the version information.

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