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

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "sudo" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall sudo on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: sudo
Version: 1.8.27-1+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 3791
Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Tag: admin::login, admin::user-management, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication, use::login
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.27-1+deb10u3_amd64.deb
Size: 1244392
MD5sum: 09d2a00e13b1d87ee120e0f19eec64e6
SHA256: 44a12343831773c650d4c5f15e2fda4f956ac5767aa603f884e90c44d3108d68