How to Install and Uninstall plocate Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "plocate" package

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


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

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


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: plocate
Version: 1.1.22-2
Installed-Size: 556
Maintainer: Steinar H. Gunderson
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 12), liburing2 (>= 2.3), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), adduser
Suggests: systemd-sysv | powermgmt-base, systemd-sysv | nocache
Size: 136980
SHA256: 8d79ad336f60a3461077e44606c4c350e9c672a5b4fb0884c0c27da81d072e21
SHA1: d02614518eac7bbab4abb9d29631d98d4df4a00f
MD5sum: b7ae1fea3f91a748723a2a70dc8ce41c
Description: much faster locate
plocate is a locate(1) based on posting lists, giving much faster searches
on a much smaller index. It is a drop-in replacement for mlocate in nearly
all aspects, and is fast on SSDs and non-SSDs alike.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://plocate.sesse.net/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/plocate/plocate_1.1.22-2_amd64.deb