How to Install and Uninstall fdupes Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "fdupes" package

This tutorial shows how to install fdupes on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Learn how to uninstall fdupes on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: fdupes
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.1.2-1build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sandro Tosi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpcre2-32-0 (>= 10.22), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fdupes/fdupes_2.1.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 38528
MD5sum: 2e72dab3d1c3fa22a0bfb9aac58352da
SHA1: 0eff87692aa4b00762f595d0d397644a0147d45c
SHA256: 0edf3748a88da841aedbe07599833d5fc2c6eeb890a17e7f482816d324d91382
SHA512: 0813cbfafaf055ce62e3f39e7ad1f75ad34016f21008ef1eb1767162556dc16d171e23611257a92035b44509e1308a11875b1e30984be0ee1c19cc2dded286b0
Homepage: https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
Description: identifies duplicate files within given directories
Description-md5: d917c30aa3870e8a38071caa9a905475