How To Install plocate on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 364 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install plocate on Ubuntu.
What is plocate
plocate is:
plocate is a locate(1) based on posting lists, giving much faster searches on a much smaller index. It is a drop-in replacement for mlocate in nearly all aspects, and is fast on SSDs and non-SSDs alike.
There are three methods to install plocate 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 plocate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install plocate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install plocate
Install plocate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install plocate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install plocate
Install plocate 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 plocate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install plocate
How To Uninstall plocate on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the plocate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove plocate
Uninstall plocate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall plocate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove plocate
Remove plocate Configurations and Data
To remove plocate configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge plocate
Remove plocate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove plocate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plocate
Dependencies
plocate have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install plocate package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.