How to Install and Uninstall mlocate Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the mlocate on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "mlocate" package

This is a short guide on how to install mlocate on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall mlocate on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mlocate package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: mlocate
Source: plocate
Version: 1.1.18-1
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Steinar H. Gunderson
Architecture: all
Depends: plocate
Description: transitional dummy package
Description-md5: 257ec17aa5cd0219995495f3d7c052c6
Homepage: https://plocate.sesse.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/plocate/mlocate_1.1.18-1_all.deb
Size: 5380
MD5sum: d157ca42d9509829ec4f3c2c8aa1b29c
SHA256: 5096ef8b1d9818de1c884c4147a3f21505e92f58bdd392ef428043e1e6a2d693