How to Install and Uninstall findutils Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "findutils" package

This tutorial shows how to install findutils on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall findutils on Kali Linux:


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

Package: findutils
Version: 4.9.0-5
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 1746
Maintainer: Andreas Metzler
Architecture: amd64
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Breaks: binstats (<< 1.08-8.1), guilt (<< 0.36-0.2), libpython3.4-minimal (<< 3.4.4-2), libpython3.5-minimal (<< 3.5.1-3), lsat (<< 0.9.7.1-2.1), mc (<< 3:4.8.11-1), switchconf (<< 0.0.9-2.1)
Size: 635844
SHA256: 40d7acbe3651a84f64b75a1bb76f895074d3a37e3d1d46ff26df04089726a2b3
SHA1: a654f26c15e4ca791a7b7074ea2392c1600c0dff
MD5sum: 71b910a84ffba70d5843c8ba195d08c2
Description: utilities for finding files--find, xargs
GNU findutils provides utilities to find files meeting specified
criteria and perform various actions on the files which are found.
This package contains 'find' and 'xargs'; however, 'locate' has
been split off into a separate package.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/findutils/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::searching, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/f/findutils/findutils_4.9.0-5_amd64.deb