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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "file" package

This is a short guide on how to install file on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall file 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 file package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: file
Version: 1:5.35-4+deb10u2
Installed-Size: 103
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagic1 (= 1:5.35-4+deb10u2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Tag: admin::forensics, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::analysing, use::scanning,
works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.35-4+deb10u2_amd64.deb
Size: 66448
MD5sum: df0826e2644ffeaa76b4e87b93ab1d80
SHA256: 526541e1e36d4fc042e93ae53bb21425e6bba2821ce09fa6c95119dffc5bf866

Package: file
Version: 1:5.35-4+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 103
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagic1 (= 1:5.35-4+deb10u1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: utils
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/updates/main/f/file/file_5.35-4+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 66368
MD5sum: 1975353ac74c43e47a426f18136d83e9
SHA256: a65ea1c2a2c32995ea5337dc769ea2de503dd65e0ee2cde345d565ba06575d0c