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

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "mlocate" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall mlocate on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: mlocate
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.15-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: plocate
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steinar H. Gunderson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Depends: plocate
Filename: pool/main/p/plocate/mlocate_1.1.15-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 1670
MD5sum: ac671e876921d1abbd97ef0caee6e1da
SHA1: 687191860af16496fcad9a6d5e5d47aedfcea8b2
SHA256: 0c423ff02dbbea34282748a40525c892285f842f379fa9245a6bcdbcdca4c8f6
SHA512: 01901a6bc86a92d1cbef8254e0ccda6e5013026f8544ab84e6ccab5f50c6979cc844cb67539927425273c87b83a740b93ad3fb227ddc0e723331d23c0b256f5b
Homepage: https://plocate.sesse.net/
Description: transitional dummy package
Description-md5: 257ec17aa5cd0219995495f3d7c052c6
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop