How to Install and Uninstall locate Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "locate" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install locate on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall locate on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                locate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the locate package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: locate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.7.0-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: findutils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Metzler
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 259
Depends: findutils (>> 4.2.31-1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Breaks: slocate (<= 3.1-1.1)
Replaces: findutils (<< 4.2.31-2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/findutils/locate_4.7.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 85324
MD5sum: d786b675cacaa836147080461aaa7e99
SHA1: c9f431e9e830b5ac33814d6b573362fee92a3b10
SHA256: f226d49bd3d7889fab7c90283b3a21823b3e85249cc4fe69b13cf7f3b1faee55
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/findutils/
Description: maintain and query an index of a directory tree
Description-md5: bff4cb1129be08196a6ed2311b3d1fbc
Cnf-Ignore-Commands: locate