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

Last updated: May 21,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "age" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install age on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Learn how to uninstall age on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: age
Source: age (1.1.1-1)
Version: 1.1.1-1+b3
Installed-Size: 5399
Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: simple, modern and secure encryption tool
Description-md5: 85dd9ab1e3fd8da906518326d4c6e3d4
Homepage: https://github.com/FiloSottile/age
Built-Using: golang-1.19 (= 1.19.8-2), golang-filippo-edwards25519 (= 1.0.0~rc1+git20210721-0.1), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.4.0-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-term (= 0.3.0-1)
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/age/age_1.1.1-1+b3_amd64.deb
Size: 1406132
MD5sum: e46bbcd6f06fef39c825d2555ae484e9
SHA256: 574664c44f1c69ec9cb8f6f25ae3eaba647c923f62b65cca5086c899c1c26e09