How To Install locate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install locate on Kali Linux. locate is maintain and query an index of a directory tree

Introduction

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

What is locate

locate is:

updatedb generates an index of files and directories. GNU locate can be used to quickly query this index.

There are three methods to install locate 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 locate Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install locate

Install locate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install locate

Install locate 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 locate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install locate

How To Uninstall locate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove locate

Uninstall locate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall locate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove locate

Remove locate Configurations and Data

To remove locate configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge locate

Remove locate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge locate

Dependencies

locate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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