How to Install and Uninstall gnome-boxes Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "gnome-boxes" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnome-boxes on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-boxes
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-boxes" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gnome-boxes on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: gnome-boxes
Version: 3.30.3-2
Installed-Size: 6206
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.1.2), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libfreerdp2-2 (>= 2.0.0~git20160317.1.75ae3f5+dfsg1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.52.0), libgovirt2 (>= 0.3.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.20), libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 (>= 0.5.1), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libosinfo-1.0-0 (>= 0.2.12~), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), librest-0.7-0 (>= 0.7.90), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.44), libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 (>= 0.33), libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 (>= 0.32), libtracker-sparql-2.0-0 (>= 0.10.0), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), libvirt-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.2.3~), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (>= 2.15.90), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, mtools, libosinfo-bin, libvirt-daemon, tracker (>= 2.0)
Recommends: qemu-system-x86
Breaks: libspice-server1 (<< 0.12.5-1.1~)
Description: Simple GNOME app to access remote or virtual systems
Description-md5: 21904b7dceabc5964a6cd50a41645603
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes
Tag: admin::virtualization, hardware::emulation, implemented-in::python,
implemented-in::vala, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::application, suite::gnome, suite::openstack,
system::cloud, system::virtual, uitoolkit::gtk, use::simulating,
use::viewing, x11::application
Section: gnome
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-boxes/gnome-boxes_3.30.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1011892
MD5sum: 8801fa610dc77e1106ee9610a50ddb20
SHA256: dc4e0f760320a7aaca50713d36bdf9c86df9e0a393b42dfb92ce30b036989714