How to Install and Uninstall mlocate Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "mlocate" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mlocate on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mlocate on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: mlocate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.26-2ubuntu3.1
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tollef Fog Heen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), adduser
Conflicts: findutils (<= 4.2.31-1), slocate (<= 3.1-1.1)
Filename: pool/main/m/mlocate/mlocate_0.26-2ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 48952
MD5sum: 4d247957124a142ce2662f4d62c6c98d
SHA1: 0458bbcf609140b8a74959d98c401b914b5d46b2
SHA256: 2ef218c612c14cfd7e9221b8080b93a124c012cb4e968c176a4f1a3e6a32117d
Homepage: https://pagure.io/mlocate
Description: quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name
Description-md5: 34e9c00f37885dbcdfb61296f24c84df
Task: standard
Supported: 5y