How to Install and Uninstall fdupes Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "fdupes" package

This is a short guide on how to install fdupes on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fdupes
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fdupes" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall fdupes on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fdupes
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fdupes package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: fdupes
Version: 1:1.6.1-2
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: Sandro Tosi
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Description: identifies duplicate files within given directories
Description-md5: d917c30aa3870e8a38071caa9a905475
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::checking, use::measuring, use::searching,
works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fdupes/fdupes_1.6.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 21216
MD5sum: e91d735280fc6d83370b40f18e82e3aa
SHA256: 28e5b96a52a71886107b7bafa19e19d172363ad662d82570ee16734cf4beed34