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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "plocate" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install plocate on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall plocate on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: plocate
Version: 1.1.8-2+deb11u1
Installed-Size: 508
Maintainer: Steinar H. Gunderson
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mlocate
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 6), liburing1 (>= 0.7), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0)
Suggests: systemd-sysv | powermgmt-base, systemd-sysv | nocache
Breaks: mlocate
Description: much faster locate
Description-md5: a4c5300ae99585b540de76b958206601
Homepage: https://plocate.sesse.net/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/plocate/plocate_1.1.8-2+deb11u1_amd64.deb
Size: 119464
MD5sum: ced176e967190833a2d0c84d1ee1589b
SHA256: 9b60013204992896eeb2b097665d2b3f886a8a950f2eb27b39322282b501dfa1