How to Install fdupes software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install fdupes software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

fdupes software package provides identifies duplicate files within given directories, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fdupes 

fdupes is installed in your system.

Make ensure the fdupes package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fdupes *

You will get with fdupes package name, version, architecture and description in a table

fdupes package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Utilities
Package fdupes
Version 1.50-PR2-4
Description identifies duplicate files within given directories
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove fdupes software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?