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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "searx" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install searx on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: searx
Architecture: all
Version: 0.16.0+dfsg1-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Johannes 'josch' Schauer
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Depends: python3-searx (= 0.16.0+dfsg1-2), python3:any
Suggests: nginx, uwsgi, uwsgi-plugin-python3
Filename: pool/universe/s/searx/searx_0.16.0+dfsg1-2_all.deb
Size: 26476
MD5sum: 5b5b70f4e1841000fd66d8d4d275a864
SHA1: 928f490b01184ce63c253cd37d2ed7f9147b380e
SHA256: 42409e9c7e4d8685ef2e02fffbeb312c63679fcb251834a58e1b15773a72b103
Homepage: https://asciimoo.github.io/searx/
Description: Privacy-respecting metasearch engine
Description-md5: 5a8e91a0cd31559271fa7a6166df67ca