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

Last updated: March 14,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "axel" package

Please follow the steps below to install axel on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall axel 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 axel package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: axel
Version: 2.17.11-3
Installed-Size: 201
Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Description: light command line download accelerator
Description-md5: 3bf13d4a8f3cffae63d4bfbb3a04362d
Homepage: https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, protocol::ftp,
protocol::http, role::program, scope::utility, use::downloading,
works-with::file
Section: web
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/axel/axel_2.17.11-3_amd64.deb
Size: 64912
MD5sum: 02b0cb366a1ab87fc1bc77d79383973d
SHA256: eaa4a7212ab45ae68a78a4188a9467167274ae5e3affab411e375602b69e89d6