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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "apt-show-source" package

Please follow the instructions below to install apt-show-source on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-show-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-show-source" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall apt-show-source on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: apt-show-source
Version: 0.11
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: OHURA Makoto
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, apt
Description: Shows source-package information
Description-md5: d4cedf9c62e14ae2d9a9387616ae8fa2
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::packaging, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/apt-show-source/apt-show-source_0.11_all.deb
Size: 15944
MD5sum: 39dea1177180b38a4dd122bdafd5df53
SHA256: 14fa8666782919c292b7d058bb2be67ee24862654c4911663f6d1f3b625782d7