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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "grep" package

Please follow the steps below to install grep on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall grep on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: grep
Version: 3.3-1
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 1014
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Provides: rgrep
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3
Suggests: libpcre3 (>= 7.7)
Conflicts: rgrep
Description: GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
Description-md5: f9188c5583d41955f3b3fe60b9d445f1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::filtering, use::searching,
works-with::file, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/g/grep/grep_3.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 372528
MD5sum: 17dc06827a7550a6f10abf3fda131e16
SHA256: 149585b7242c3f698f5280b013b3b9a1747a346a22649f71768e077e90b99a17