How to Install and Uninstall mlocate Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "mlocate" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mlocate on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mlocate on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mlocate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mlocate package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: mlocate
Version: 0.26-5
Installed-Size: 505
Maintainer: Tollef Fog Heen
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), adduser
Suggests: nocache
Conflicts: findutils (<= 4.2.31-1), slocate (<= 3.1-1.1)
Description: quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name
Description-md5: 34e9c00f37885dbcdfb61296f24c84df
Homepage: https://pagure.io/mlocate
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mlocate/mlocate_0.26-5_amd64.deb
Size: 98312
MD5sum: 8c9580ee11551f5fd4e1e7c7256e89a6
SHA256: f42ebbaff1c9f944db5233339652ab7a1f274512446dbf15e279fd9077446886