How to Install and Uninstall linux-doc Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "linux-doc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-doc on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-doc" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-doc 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 linux-doc package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: linux-doc
Source: linux-latest (105+deb10u16)
Version: 4.19+105+deb10u16
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Depends: linux-doc-4.19
Description: Linux kernel specific documentation (meta-package)
Description-md5: 00ddef8fbf27444a48a36993f9c9d823
Section: doc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/l/linux-latest/linux-doc_4.19+105+deb10u16_all.deb
Size: 7048
MD5sum: 03a48172228a5dfb54c5ad052c2f2dd2
SHA256: a3332d00f4e839a6e848b0b6d0cd732013f2573c96c02510bd9408b5e020d795

Package: linux-doc
Source: linux-latest (105+deb10u15)
Version: 4.19+105+deb10u15
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Depends: linux-doc-4.19
Description: Linux kernel specific documentation (meta-package)
Description-md5: 00ddef8fbf27444a48a36993f9c9d823
Tag: admin::kernel, devel::doc, devel::lang:c, devel::library,
implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib, role::documentation,
role::metapackage
Section: doc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-latest/linux-doc_4.19+105+deb10u15_all.deb
Size: 7040
MD5sum: e98295299804b64fd11dc82635b1b006
SHA256: 2d6f198cf2a3d9efeb6467cae77f10648d5d6dd88978b79a3548369b636df936