How to Install and Uninstall dlocate Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dlocate on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "dlocate" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dlocate on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall dlocate on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: dlocate
Architecture: all
Version: 1.10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Sanders
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 75
Depends: dctrl-tools | grep-dctrl (>= 0.11), dpkg (>= 1.8.0), perl:any
Recommends: supercat
Filename: pool/universe/d/dlocate/dlocate_1.10_all.deb
Size: 20862
MD5sum: 7b6133efa271e39cadd27f40ac21428e
SHA1: bc33adad23766ce5dcf303ad45a1cf3733ccd895
SHA256: 3a70d145e52d36c9947397a01905a1099e98ca153a854c0a2a84225fe9bbf5d1
SHA512: 9a8bbdba7a0b20e645c28b9361ae733639f7a3aacec4de63bc57bb607274655bfe06084b7802c3677ccfcf1c72148af8efeaa6325ab2de3a2555ec1a4b60f8a9
Homepage: https://github.com/craig-sanders/dlocate
Description: fast alternative to dpkg -L and dpkg -S
Description-md5: 445255bd3de2ad4cb98002359fe0465f