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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

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1. Install "afl" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install afl on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall afl on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: afl
Source: aflplusplus
Version: 4.04c-4
Installed-Size: 73
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: all
Depends: afl++
Description: transitional dummy package for afl to afl++
Description-md5: 23922bfe47a0c888859163db2ee367f7
Homepage: https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/AFLplusplus
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/aflplusplus/afl_4.04c-4_all.deb
Size: 54848
MD5sum: 94c9e395d686299252e635527ee8e7fa
SHA256: 9e0c21fc8c2d23448fd00dc9181020d4c19c6fc057664d39b2abfd88e84ed211