How To Install findutils on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install findutils on Ubuntu.
What is findutils
findutils is:
GNU findutils provides utilities to find files meeting specified criteria and perform various actions on the files which are found. This package contains ‘find’ and ‘xargs’; however, ’locate’ has been split off into a separate package.
There are three methods to install findutils on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install findutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install findutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install findutils
Install findutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install findutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install findutils
Install findutils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install findutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install findutils
How To Uninstall findutils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the findutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove findutils
Uninstall findutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall findutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove findutils
Remove findutils Configurations and Data
To remove findutils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge findutils
Remove findutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove findutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge findutils
Dependencies
findutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install findutils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.