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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "minicom" package

Please follow the guidance below to install minicom on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall minicom on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: minicom
Source: minicom (2.7.1-1)
Version: 2.7.1-1+b1
Installed-Size: 909
Maintainer: Martin A. Godisch
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: lrzsz
Description: Friendly menu driven serial communication program
Description-md5: 3ce1c5251a28c8f9b5a9d1d702f7501e
Homepage: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/
Tag: hardware::modem, interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::login
Section: comm
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/minicom/minicom_2.7.1-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 267936
MD5sum: 15138b03e603f261c774af7081998a3b
SHA256: 28c9d9403d6c7fe4d0fa03db24c4763a2d10f31e00d158e8b46e8169188db16c