I am attempting to format and mount a 256GB MicroSD as an external USB device on an OPZ.  Formatting in EXT4 consistently throws errors but using FAT32 or VFAT works fine with the inherent limitations of those file systems of permissions and 4GB file size.

 

So I would like to try formatting as EXFAT file system.  EXFAT formatting of the 256GB MicroSD works fine in Linux Peppermint.

 

When attempting to install the exfat apps I get the following error:

 

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apt update (OK)

apt-get install exfat-fuse (OK)

 apt-get install exfat-utils (fails)

Package exfat-utils is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'exfat-utils' has no installation candidate
 

Any ideas on how to install exfat utils on Armbian?

 

Armbian 22.02.1 Jammy with Linux 5.15.25-sunxi

 

I found a working solution.  It looks like the package "exfat-utils" is missing from the Armbian source.  So I installed it manually and is now working OK.

 

Go to and WGET ARMHF package:

https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/armhf/exfat-utils/download

 

The latest version is: 

http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/exfat-utils/exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb

 

Then "dpkg -i exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb

 

This worked for me.

This is an upstream package so it is not Armbian's fault that it is not available.

https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=jammy&keywords=exfat

 

Also mixing different upstream package formats is bad practice and can lead into an unusable system: https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

Thanks for pointing that out Werner. Do you have an solutions around "exfat-fuse" installing OK but "exfat-utils" being upstream? Seems odd one is available and one is not as they work together.

 

Is it in earlier Armbian vs so I should stick with that?

Curious.  I just installed both using apt under Armbian 22.05.0-trunk Focal with Linux 5.15.32-sunxi kernel.

 

 

1 minute ago, Myron said:

Focal

OP is using Jammy.

 

I don't know why this package is no longer part of Ubuntu or has been deprecated with Jammy.

Also keep in mind that Jammy is not stable yet. It probably will in a few days though.

 

It all depends on how much you really need this package and what is more important to you: having this package or having the most recent available OS.

The most stable OS with that package is the primary goal.  So since I am not far advanced on setup I will revert to Focal.  Should have followed my own advice about not upgrading to new software for a few months

 

Thanks guys.

I fresh installed Focal and all working fine now thanks guys.

@piman

I got errors

 

 

root@OrPi:~/Downloads# wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/exfat-utils/exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb
--2022-12-26 13:00:14-- http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/exfat-utils/exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb
Resolving ftp.us.debian.org (ftp.us.debian.org)... 64.50.236.52, 64.50.233.100, 208.80.154.139, ...
Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org (ftp.us.debian.org)|64.50.236.52|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 42784 (42K) [application/x-troff-man]
Saving to: ‘exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb’

exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb          100%[=========================================================================>]  41.78K   229KB/s    in 0.2s

2022-12-26 13:00:15 (229 KB/s) - ‘exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb’ saved [42784/42784]

root@OrPi:~/Downloads# dpkg -i exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb
Selecting previously unselected package exfat-utils:armhf.
(Reading database ... 183842 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack exfat-utils_1.3.0-2_armhf.deb ...
Unpacking exfat-utils:armhf (1.3.0-2) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exfat-utils:armhf:
 exfat-utils:armhf depends on libc6 (>= 2.28).

dpkg: error processing package exfat-utils:armhf (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 exfat-utils:armhf