How to Install and Uninstall mlocate Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 24,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "mlocate" package

This is a short guide on how to install mlocate on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall mlocate on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: mlocate
Source: plocate
Version: 1.1.16-1
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Steinar H. Gunderson
Architecture: all
Depends: plocate
Size: 5268
SHA256: 11618c3a7673ff65a4776e5391fff21c9f9b2358a6370e8c6173e0c2f802ab80
SHA1: b8da41288c391edf3c31502718be3c43165ce789
MD5sum: 36fdd06c5233cbe273319b79bcbbbe39
Description: transitional dummy package
This is a transitional dummy package to plocate, it can be safely removed.
Command-line options should generally be the same, so you can continue to
use the locate(1) command as before with no ill effects.
Description-md5: 257ec17aa5cd0219995495f3d7c052c6
Homepage: https://plocate.sesse.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/plocate/mlocate_1.1.16-1_all.deb