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QRadar: Unable to mount with error "mount: unknown filesystem type 'squashfs'"

Troubleshooting


Problem

In some scenarios, you might face issues to mount "squashfs" filesystem while upgrading QRadar® with following error:
root@qradar]# mount -o loop -t squashfs /storetmp/750-QRADAR-QRSIEM-xxxxx.sfs /media/updates
mount: /media/updates: unknown filesystem type 'squashfs'.

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Modified date:
28 May 2025

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