How to Install and Uninstall fdupes Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "fdupes" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fdupes on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall fdupes on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: fdupes
Version: 1:2.2.1-1
Installed-Size: 106
Maintainer: Sandro Tosi
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpcre2-32-0 (>= 10.22), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Size: 43260
SHA256: 3dc7f599d2092ef776b10870f459bad2c96f66b79faaccdb41034a2996ebc377
SHA1: b53f4032479b408bdffcc4842907ed0eb08593a5
MD5sum: faa98f9a7f84453c8426ac4e378a79cf
Description: identifies duplicate files within given directories
FDupes uses md5sums and then a byte by byte comparison to find
duplicate files within a set of directories. It has several useful
options including recursion.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::checking, use::measuring,
use::searching, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fdupes/fdupes_2.2.1-1_amd64.deb