How to Install and Uninstall rdfind Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "rdfind" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rdfind on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall rdfind on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rdfind
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rdfind package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rdfind
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 152
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: TANIGUCHI Takaki
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.4-2build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libnettle6, libstdc++6 (>= 4.9)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rdfind/rdfind_1.3.4-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 41364
MD5sum: 6b4f36e911537da8069972ce5bff8725
SHA1: 8d4171768c795328eccce8481dde19ba906fdd10
SHA256: 03b283e1fa519d6060f68a103a216c16c90b5b851910885f85d012a9420edac3
Description-en: find duplicate files utility
rdfind is a program to find duplicate files and optionally list, delete
them or replace them with symlinks or hard links. It is a command
line program written in c++, which has proven to be pretty quick compared
to its alternatives.
Description-md5: c6c9ecb679ba4f0ba5d52f6f541c9eae
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://rdfind.pauldreik.se/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu