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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "expat" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install expat on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall expat 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 expat package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: expat
Version: 2.2.6-2+deb10u4
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1)
Description: XML parsing C library - example application
Description-md5: 946951e418841b66002f30694d1a0b72
Homepage: https://libexpat.github.io/
Tag: devel::examples, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, works-with-format::xml
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/expat/expat_2.2.6-2+deb10u4_amd64.deb
Size: 34104
MD5sum: 87582ab027392aa522c183dea8588bf6
SHA256: 1d76199ecc30cb2bb7d6103314cbc6bd73c182f03e2ed346c68c5058eb77c023