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

Last updated: April 29,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "binutils" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "binutils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall binutils 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 binutils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: binutils
Version: 2.40-2
Installed-Size: 109
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Provides: binutils-gold, elf-binutils
Depends: binutils-common (= 2.40-2), libbinutils (= 2.40-2), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.40-2)
Suggests: binutils-doc (>= 2.40-2)
Conflicts: binutils-mingw-w64-i686 (<< 2.23.52.20130612-1+3), binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 (<< 2.23.52.20130612-1+3), binutils-multiarch (<< 2.27-8), modutils (<< 2.4.19-1)
Description: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Description-md5: fde49b4cfeaad346a6e094f973da28d7
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Build-Essential: yes
Tag: devel::machinecode, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/binutils_2.40-2_amd64.deb
Size: 64980
MD5sum: ae836857a4bb80679b2e04de04db8f6d
SHA256: 83c3e20b53e1fbd84d764c3ba27d26a0376e361ae5d7fb37120196934dd87424