How to Install and Uninstall mlocate Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "mlocate" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mlocate on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                mlocate
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mlocate" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mlocate on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the mlocate package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package mlocate:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : mlocate
Version : 0.26-38.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 137.5 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : mlocate-0.26-38.1.src
Upstream URL : https://pagure.io/mlocate
Summary : A utility for finding files by name
Description :
A new locate implementation. The m character
stands for merging, because updatedb reuses the
existing database to avoid re-reading most of the
file system.