How to Install and Uninstall ack Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the ack on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ack" package

This tutorial shows how to install ack on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ack on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ack package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ack
Version: 3.6.0-1
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Replaces: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Provides: ack-grep
Depends: libfile-next-perl (>= 1.18), perl:any
Breaks: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Description: grep-like program specifically for large source trees
Description-md5: e50a48f3af6e02593eb6155b28aaed6e
Homepage: https://beyondgrep.com/
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching, works-with-format::plaintext,
works-with::software:source, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/ack/ack_3.6.0-1_all.deb
Size: 77744
MD5sum: 6b045bd76debbb0c34a633aafc6a89f5
SHA256: 8b44af55a2d0b9c5cdae0caa69f8fef0156d928829fa1391abf8e673f67dcb46