How To Install rdfind 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 rdfind on Ubuntu.
What is rdfind
rdfind is:
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.
There are three methods to install rdfind 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 rdfind Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdfind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdfind
Install rdfind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdfind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdfind
Install rdfind 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 rdfind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdfind
How To Uninstall rdfind on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the rdfind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdfind
Uninstall rdfind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdfind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdfind
Remove rdfind Configurations and Data
To remove rdfind configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdfind
Remove rdfind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdfind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdfind
Dependencies
rdfind have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdfind package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.