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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "linux-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-source on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

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


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

Package: linux-source
Source: linux-latest (105+deb10u16)
Version: 4.19+105+deb10u16
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Depends: linux-source-4.19
Description: Linux kernel source (meta-package)
Description-md5: 295a0aae79622b42802dfa4bda819ae6
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/l/linux-latest/linux-source_4.19+105+deb10u16_all.deb
Size: 6956
MD5sum: 2f77fa2157192002b62a3956a5449b96
SHA256: 17ca49d0a94a6b190881f164de2655b29e9787f89298e1c821c978c30d6b33f6

Package: linux-source
Source: linux-latest (105+deb10u15)
Version: 4.19+105+deb10u15
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Depends: linux-source-4.19
Description: Linux kernel source (meta-package)
Description-md5: 295a0aae79622b42802dfa4bda819ae6
Tag: admin::kernel, devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
role::devel-lib, role::metapackage
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-latest/linux-source_4.19+105+deb10u15_all.deb
Size: 6944
MD5sum: 4b24191a04d16c455a714431577df373
SHA256: dcf140e10ffbd3d172b3da302cea9ced4d677c7ebba4ec328147d245325013bc