How To Install kfind on Debian 10

Learn how to install kfind on Debian 10 with this tutorial. kfind is file search utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfind on Debian 10.

What is kfind

kfind is:

KFind can be used to find files and directories on your system.

There are three methods to install kfind on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kfind Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kfind using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kfind

Install kfind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kfind using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kfind

Install kfind 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kfind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kfind

How To Uninstall kfind on Debian 10

To uninstall only the kfind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kfind

Uninstall kfind And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kfind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kfind

Remove kfind Configurations and Data

To remove kfind configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kfind

Remove kfind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kfind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kfind

Dependencies

kfind have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfind package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.