[Karmic] Boot message "fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16."

[Nils Kassube]

Detlef Lechner wrote:
> Steve Flynn wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Detlef Lechner 
<Detlef.Lechner at gmx.net> wrote:
> >> When booting my Karmic computer I obtain the message: "fsck from
> >> util-linux-ng 2.16." What does this message mean?
> >> I do not believe that Ubuntu has checked the integrity of my hard
> >> disk. This message was followed too soon by the next boot message.
> >> What is "util-linux-ng 2.16"? Synaptic does not find such a DEB
> >> program package. Google tells me it be a "project".
> >
> > It's the latest version of fsck
>
> I do not believe you: /sbin/fsck is part of the package util-linux.

In a terminal type this command:

strings /sbin/fsck|grep util-linux-ng

That should convince you that the banner message is part of fsck no 
matter the package name.


Nils