How To Install findutils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install findutils on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove findutils

Remove findutils Configurations and Data

To remove findutils configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libselinux1

References

• findutils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install findutils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.