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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "screen" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install screen on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall screen on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: screen
Version: 4.6.2-3+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 1000
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Tag: hardware::input:keyboard, implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu, uitoolkit::ncurses,
works-with::software:running
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.6.2-3+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 597996
MD5sum: 9cd4c3d242f37e6c2875a5c5ad4501de
SHA256: f494c86c64e6a7a04e39a758b74123cbea33d785e5a0a522bf7c14bb0ef80adf