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

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "udev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install udev on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

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


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

Package: udev
Source: systemd
Version: 241-7~deb10u8
Installed-Size: 8289
Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: systemd (<< 233-4)
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libblkid1 (>= 2.24), libc6 (>= 2.28), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), adduser, dpkg (>= 1.19.3) | systemd-sysv, libudev1 (= 241-7~deb10u8), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), util-linux (>= 2.27.1)
Conflicts: hal
Breaks: ifplugd (<< 0.28-19.1~), ifupdown (<< 0.8.5~), joystick (<< 1:1.4.9-1~), systemd (<< 233-4)
Description: /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
Description-md5: e875ddb09f46f1f7672af537f0c875ca
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Tag: admin::boot, admin::filesystem, admin::hardware, admin::kernel,
devel::lang:c, devel::library, hardware::detection, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::shell, interface::daemon, role::devel-lib,
role::program
Section: admin
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/udev_241-7~deb10u8_amd64.deb
Size: 1277832
MD5sum: 6fafaca8e3ff9ef237fcd688c8636cb7
SHA256: 77346003b5d7af708ae2b73db2094288c20086334a25cecf8ece41a8747b9f7b