How to Install findutils software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install findutils software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

findutils software package provides utilities for finding files--find, xargs, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) 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 10 yakkety yak
Section Utilities
Package findutils
Version 4.6.0+git+20160703-2
Description utilities for finding files--find, xargs
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove findutils software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?