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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "apt" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install apt on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall apt on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: apt
Version: 1.8.2.3
Installed-Size: 4064
Maintainer: APT Development Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 1.8.2.3)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, debian-archive-keyring, libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.7.0~alpha3~), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.6), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::lang:ruby, hardware::storage,
hardware::storage:cd, implemented-in::c++, implemented-in::perl,
implemented-in::ruby, interface::commandline, network::client,
protocol::ftp, protocol::http, protocol::ipv6, role::program,
scope::application, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::downloading,
use::organizing, use::playing, use::searching, works-with-format::html,
works-with::audio, works-with::software:package, works-with::text
Section: admin
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt_1.8.2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1418424
MD5sum: 8c60f53ebfbc28756c9e0dd3eb124f84
SHA256: 0bee9be69a65a5b0a1dd28322620779a2fc2e8b3420e4cbe292d4bfc4ba9268f

Package: apt
Version: 1.8.2.2
Installed-Size: 4064
Maintainer: APT Development Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 1.8.2.2)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, debian-archive-keyring, libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.7.0~alpha3~), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.6), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Recommends: ca-certificates
Section: admin
Priority: important
Filename: pool/updates/main/a/apt/apt_1.8.2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1418564
MD5sum: 03e41cd6be84c762a3c255a02efa9285
SHA256: 89d691610de7c717abffd2f85932f8e48da71212a1e2e05681855f1f99d1c4f9