How to Install and Uninstall dlocate Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dlocate" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dlocate on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dlocate on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dlocate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dlocate package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dlocate
Architecture: all
Version: 1.07+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Sanders
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: dctrl-tools | grep-dctrl (>= 0.11), util-linux, dpkg (>= 1.8.0), perl:any
Filename: pool/universe/d/dlocate/dlocate_1.07+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 18776
MD5sum: 395d71f714d898e589037f46b53a10c0
SHA1: 4396f2cbef277b0099eaa37932ce9cde5636a75b
SHA256: d8b6fe3cf3f6609e042a8a792e72c667c5e246eab71b537416d0ac5e129aae78
SHA512: 843029db1d2efadc809b7cec6a795885f442bec53924dc11e83b4e8d6378659828ae75fef8a398612b7d61f22b535bf580e5bb5c61185c6dbb17cb5d59ffee40
Description-en: fast alternative to dpkg -L and dpkg -S
Uses GNU grep and text dumps of dpkg's data to greatly speed up finding out which
package a file belongs to (i.e. a very fast dpkg -S). Many other uses,
including options to view all files in a package, calculate disk space
used, view and check md5sums, list man pages, etc.
Description-md5: c871b6b90f7a8ceb0f704fb90fe4db2a