How to Install fdupes software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install fdupes software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

fdupes software package provides identifies duplicate files within given directories, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) 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 Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Utilities
Package fdupes
Version 1.50-PR2-3
Description identifies duplicate files within given directories
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove fdupes software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?