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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "tracker" package

This tutorial shows how to install tracker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall tracker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tracker
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tracker package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: tracker
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.3-1ubuntu4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1020
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.3), libtracker-control-2.0-0 (= 2.0.3-1ubuntu4), libtracker-sparql-2.0-0 (= 2.0.3-1ubuntu4), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, shared-mime-info, libglib2.0-bin, default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus
Recommends: tracker-miner-fs
Filename: pool/universe/t/tracker/tracker_2.0.3-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 242256
MD5sum: 38241065f3671101e0d96f8e9ccabf82
SHA1: e0eafe7189391a45175fe01297b56efa3caa4260
SHA256: 89ba664c1f52abb3b16541c6b7d1f36e7c05a3ec1c7bfbbadb4ebd711e6ea6cd
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Tracker
Description: metadata database, indexer and search tool
Description-md5: cdf97f683b016bf470edc15aff8e8750