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

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "busybox" package

Please follow the guidance below to install busybox on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall busybox on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: busybox
Version: 1:1.30.1-4
Installed-Size: 768
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: busybox-static
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28)
Conflicts: busybox-static
Breaks: initramfs-tools (<< 0.99)
Description: Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems
Description-md5: b7707908219c331294f3f9e8d926a9dc
Homepage: http://www.busybox.net
Tag: admin::filesystem, admin::recovery, interface::commandline,
interface::shell, role::program, scope::utility, works-with::archive,
works-with::file, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/busybox/busybox_1.30.1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 432400
MD5sum: f465b9e9a353c9ea2f34c4c78e576651
SHA256: 1e32ea742bddec4ed5a530ee2f423cdfc297c6280bfbb45c97bf12eecf5c3ec1