How To Install fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04. fdupes is identifies duplicate files within given directories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is fdupes

fdupes is:

FDupes uses md5sums and then a byte by byte comparison to find duplicate files within a set of directories. It has several useful options including recursion.

There are three methods to install fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fdupes Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fdupes

Install fdupes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fdupes

Install fdupes 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 fdupes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fdupes

How To Uninstall fdupes on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fdupes

Uninstall fdupes And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fdupes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fdupes

Remove fdupes Configurations and Data

To remove fdupes configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fdupes

Remove fdupes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fdupes

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fdupes package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.