How to Install findutils software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install findutils software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

findutils software package provides utilities for finding files--find, xargs, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install findutils 

findutils is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep findutils *

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

findutils package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package findutils
Version 4.6.0+git+20160126-2
Description utilities for finding files--find, xargs
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove findutils software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?