How to Install and Uninstall dlocate Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "dlocate" package

This tutorial shows how to install dlocate on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dlocate on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dlocate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dlocate package on Kali Linux

Package: dlocate
Version: 1.12
Installed-Size: 69
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Depends: dctrl-tools | grep-dctrl (>= 0.11), dpkg (>= 1.8.0), perl:any
Recommends: supercat
Size: 19536
SHA256: 27ddd6d5dceff8136e918b4af870f6cf6d26d5c75e41e8ac73131c4ecd5c6570
SHA1: 1b7eb4ea4a8faa7a53dc43fd39ad8338315908b1
MD5sum: ab5693b48f931d8d19e952fcd772a5c8
Description: fast alternative to dpkg -L and dpkg -S
Uses GNU grep and text dumps of dpkg's data to greatly speed up finding
out which package a file belongs to (i.e. a very fast dpkg -S). Many
other uses, including options to view all files in a package, calculate
disk space used, view and check md5sums, list man pages, etc.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/craig-sanders/dlocate
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::searching,
works-with::file, works-with::software:package
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dlocate/dlocate_1.12_all.deb