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

Last updated: May 11,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "bbdb" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bbdb on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall bbdb 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 bbdb package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: bbdb
Version: 3.0.1
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Debian Emacsen team
Architecture: all
Depends: bbdb3
Description: The Insidious Big Brother Database (email rolodex) for Emacs
Description-md5: 405fb925518348e1a54e429f7612e0da
Homepage: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/bbdb/
Tag: implemented-in::lisp, role::plugin, role::program, suite::emacs,
use::editing, use::searching, use::storing, works-with::db,
works-with::mail, works-with::pim
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bbdb/bbdb_3.0.1_all.deb
Size: 8420
MD5sum: f4d7abb5ff705b123ad84bd4001bb5bc
SHA256: aa6ad300293d2260f08861b585cc757c984ce4a9f4ecebea85a43c31e277aa6e