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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "less" package

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


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

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

Package: less
Source: less (487-0.1)
Version: 487-0.1+b1
Installed-Size: 281
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6), debianutils (>= 1.8)
Description: pager program similar to more
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
suite::gnu, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::viewing, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_487-0.1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 129196
MD5sum: 3ede59fe4f91f5304103cc920a9138f8
SHA256: 559bf1ef518fa3d29672c1902814c17d8e79106254d943f9e997c43f28f47159