Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dlocate on Kali Linux.
What is dlocate
dlocate is:
Uses GNU grep and text dumps of dpkg’s data to greatly speed up finding out which
package a file belongs to (i.e. a very fast dpkg -S). Many other uses,
including options to view all files in a package, calculate disk space
used, view and check md5sums, list man pages, etc.
There are three methods to install dlocate on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dlocate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dlocate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dlocateInstall dlocate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dlocate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dlocateInstall dlocate Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dlocate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dlocate
How To Uninstall dlocate on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dlocate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dlocate
Uninstall dlocate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dlocate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dlocate
Remove dlocate Configurations and Data
To remove dlocate configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dlocate
Remove dlocate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dlocate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dlocate
Dependencies
dlocate have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dlocate package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
