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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "mlock" package

This tutorial shows how to install mlock on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall mlock on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: mlock
Source: uw-imap
Version: 8:2007f~dfsg-6
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Magnus Holmgren
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
Description: mailbox locking program
Description-md5: afe8a4d97e103642cba447a9323f0878
Homepage: http://www.washington.edu/imap/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2007f~dfsg-6_amd64.deb
Size: 35384
MD5sum: b4d9dae8a6c3420864847ea9dc437a0e
SHA256: 2ca5e5257053f04db3ce49d578c52e1c707089cacb21d4c9420f12d8743a5ce3