How to Install and Uninstall ack Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 19,2024

1. Install "ack" package

This tutorial shows how to install ack on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ack
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ack" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ack on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ack
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ack package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: ack
Version: 2.24-1
Installed-Size: 210
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Replaces: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Provides: ack-grep
Depends: libfile-next-perl (>= 1.10), perl
Breaks: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Description: grep-like program specifically for large source trees
Description-md5: e50a48f3af6e02593eb6155b28aaed6e
Homepage: https://beyondgrep.com/
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching, works-with-format::plaintext,
works-with::software:source, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/ack/ack_2.24-1_all.deb
Size: 72744
MD5sum: fa5b645d257f24226d10f803734e508d
SHA256: 68e3dbbc8cd6ba219cb57cad016260921f536a6f98595434efc6932d98f00163