Comments on: How to Find and Remove Duplicate/Unwanted Files in Linux Using ‘FSlint’ Tool https://www.tecmint.com/fslint-find-and-remove-duplicate-unwanted-files-in-linux/ Tecmint - Linux Howtos, Tutorials, Guides, News, Tips and Tricks. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Liz https://www.tecmint.com/fslint-find-and-remove-duplicate-unwanted-files-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1573859 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:06:09 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=15272#comment-1573859 FSLINT is not in the Mint/Ubuntu repository.

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By: Thomas https://www.tecmint.com/fslint-find-and-remove-duplicate-unwanted-files-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1516031 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:16:04 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=15272#comment-1516031 `fslint` was removed from Debian in late 2009 – it was also removed subsequently from Ubuntu.

Refer to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=945437 for the removals.

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By: Jeffrey A. Nowak, Ph.D. https://www.tecmint.com/fslint-find-and-remove-duplicate-unwanted-files-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1403754 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:49:15 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=15272#comment-1403754 Linux Mint 20 has gdebi functionality upon install. If the gdebi core is not yet installed in an instance of Ubuntu, it may be added in the Terminal app using:

$ sudo apt install gdebi-core
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By: Jeffrey A. Nowak, Ph.D. https://www.tecmint.com/fslint-find-and-remove-duplicate-unwanted-files-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1403752 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:43:30 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=15272#comment-1403752 Useful GUI apps for finding duplicate files in Linux include dupeGuru and FSlint – among others. FSLint is now depreciated due to dependence on Python 2, but still works well to find and remove duplicate files as long as the now no longer supported Python 2 is installed.

To add FSlint to Ubuntu 20.04 and Linux Mint Cinnamon 20:

Download or move into the Home > Downloads folder these three files:

$ wget http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb  
$ wget http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-glade2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb
$ wget http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/f/fslint/fslint_2.46-1_all.deb 

In the Terminal App run:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ cd Downloads 
$ sudo gdebi python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi python-glade2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi fslint_2.46-1_all.deb
$ sudo reboot

Note: If preferred (thanks go to N0rbert for their post), sudo apt-get install ./*.deb installs all deb’s in a folder in one step, but for simplicity sake, albeit ironic as that may be, I am using gdebi on each deb one at a time. Heck, the antiquated MS Windows user in me may even reboot between installs for peace of mind.

And now FSlint can be used on Unbuntu 20.04 to find and remove duplicate files as well as across an entire QNAP NAS by tunneling to Files > Computer > nas_share in Ubuntu Linux Station 20.04 or also on a PC using Linux Mint 20.

Hopefully, FSlint is updated in 2021. The combo of Ubuntu Linux Station Ubuntu 20.04 and FSlint is a real time-saver on a QNAP, and while I’ve been using Windows and macOS for decades, my go-to operating system to get real GUI-based work done is Linux Mint. The free Open Source app pool available today is simply amazing.

Cheers :)
Jeffrey A. Nowak, Ph.D.

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By: Ben Miller https://www.tecmint.com/fslint-find-and-remove-duplicate-unwanted-files-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1395395 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:59:44 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=15272#comment-1395395 Great tool. Is there a way to not follow symlinks? from what I understand the -s is to follow, so does it by default not follow them?

Thank you for this tool.

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