How to Install and Uninstall mlocate.src Package on Oracle Linux 9

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "mlocate.src" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mlocate.src on Oracle Linux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mlocate.src" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mlocate.src on Oracle Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mlocate.src package on Oracle Linux 9

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Available Packages
Name : mlocate
Version : 0.26
Release : 30.el9
Architecture : src
Size : 371 k
Source : None
Repository : ol9_baseos_latest
Summary : An utility for finding files by name
URL : https://fedorahosted.org/mlocate/
License : GPLv2
Description : mlocate is a locate/updatedb implementation. It keeps a database of
: all existing files and allows you to lookup files by name.
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: The 'm' stands for "merging": updatedb reuses the existing database to avoid
: rereading most of the file system, which makes updatedb faster and does not
: trash the system caches as much as traditional locate implementations.