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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "locate" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall locate on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 21 (Vanessa)

Package: locate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.0-1ubuntu3
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: 225
Depends: findutils (>> 4.2.31-1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Breaks: slocate (<= 3.1-1.1)
Replaces: findutils (<< 4.2.31-2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/findutils/locate_4.8.0-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 79374
MD5sum: fa2ac0c7395f79c8c594924754278eb2
SHA1: 5897d54b0bf42f147803c6ea33acb0eebcf44775
SHA256: db152eb09b5af22271e6ca1fad631c618baba0addf03d064f46ea445e541f420
SHA512: b5f9ff7bba07192bd94b77b5fa377576538ac65e4d7fac8dc1ef3c2a2e0f3d37161f3504f0bf06e2ff3f658871d42224f931cad53b7a145572164c6c80ffa048
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/findutils/
Description: maintain and query an index of a directory tree
Description-md5: bff4cb1129be08196a6ed2311b3d1fbc
Cnf-Ignore-Commands: locate