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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "mlocate" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mlocate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mlocate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mlocate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.26-3ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tollef Fog Heen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 252
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), adduser
Suggests: nocache
Conflicts: findutils (<= 4.2.31-1), slocate (<= 3.1-1.1)
Filename: pool/main/m/mlocate/mlocate_0.26-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 50136
MD5sum: 5c0d237cc08f914dbb320c684af4369e
SHA1: b4a84047d616bc8773bd3aaf20e0a56fc10a81f1
SHA256: 3c54f1aca0b4ecb78886aa8d3df78096cef9672cdfda442d85134cf8e8439e5d
Homepage: https://pagure.io/mlocate
Description: quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name
Description-md5: 34e9c00f37885dbcdfb61296f24c84df
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop