How to Install and Uninstall apt-show-source Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 07,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "apt-show-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install apt-show-source on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-show-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-show-source" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall apt-show-source on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: apt-show-source
Version: 0.11+nmu1
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: OHURA Makoto
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, apt
Description: Shows source-package information
Description-md5: d4cedf9c62e14ae2d9a9387616ae8fa2
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::packaging, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/apt-show-source/apt-show-source_0.11+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 16052
MD5sum: de8da198334c03fa01efac81801c464a
SHA256: af6abe4801ebd05763509fdf94f421e8f7c7735f5e4166d955f21d784a1183d2