How to Install and Uninstall fdupes Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "fdupes" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fdupes
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fdupes package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: fdupes
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.6.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sandro Tosi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fdupes/fdupes_1.6.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 18920
MD5sum: 240bfdafaa9a887d696913af7d9c024e
SHA1: b56917bc92727262c0598aed569aaf5d7c642852
SHA256: cf28cc006e3b7408ad593d81f39e2ae41fabed7d28b3d8e7fe07bd2280cf28d8
Homepage: https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
Description: identifies duplicate files within given directories
Description-md5: d917c30aa3870e8a38071caa9a905475