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

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "prelink" package

This is a short guide on how to install prelink on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

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


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

Package: prelink
Source: prelink (0.0.20131005-1)
Version: 0.0.20131005-1+b10
Installed-Size: 1824
Maintainer: Geoffrey Thomas
Architecture: amd64
Depends: execstack
Description: ELF prelinking utility to speed up dynamic linking
Description-md5: 1ade5174725a7157c61484d6294558c9
Built-Using: elfutils (= 0.176-1), glibc (= 2.28-8), libselinux (= 2.8-1)
Tag: devel::buildtools, devel::machinecode, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
works-with-format::TODO, works-with::TODO
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/prelink/prelink_0.0.20131005-1+b10_amd64.deb
Size: 965184
MD5sum: 9ee80de7fe670acedc6e3885a65cc52c
SHA256: 35cd73f023e88cc408694f7c9eed23d3679453efe198c2b88a7749bd6f4c7462