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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "findutils" package

This guide let you learn how to install findutils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Learn how to uninstall findutils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: findutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.7.0-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Metzler
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 668
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Suggests: mlocate | locate
Breaks: binstats (<< 1.08-8.1), guilt (<< 0.36-0.2), libpython3.4-minimal (<< 3.4.4-2), libpython3.5-minimal (<< 3.5.1-3), lsat (<< 0.9.7.1-2.1), mc (<< 3:4.8.11-1), switchconf (<< 0.0.9-2.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/findutils/findutils_4.7.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 329012
MD5sum: 1d8ec27e0c273c1703917a33f7c3c8ba
SHA1: 0d25137fccf972d098f159ff71d7002b94c13afc
SHA256: f3eccb6088dc4b632e7e9daa2fc36048702fbaef684b9acb1e2317c706c16249
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/findutils/
Description: utilities for finding files--find, xargs
Description-md5: ad1a783819241ffdf3ff5f37a676af59
Task: minimal