How to Install and Uninstall binutils-alpha-linux-gnu Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

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1. Install "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install binutils-alpha-linux-gnu on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 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-alpha-linux-gnu package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: binutils-alpha-linux-gnu
Source: binutils
Version: 2.40-2
Installed-Size: 4872
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: binutils (<< 2.29-6), binutils-dev (<< 2.38.50.20220609-2)
Depends: binutils-common (= 2.40-2), libbinutils (>= 2.39.50), libc6 (>= 2.34), libjansson4 (>= 2.14), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: binutils-doc (= 2.40-2)
Breaks: binutils (<< 2.29-6), binutils-dev (<< 2.38.50.20220609-2)
Description: GNU binary utilities, for alpha-linux-gnu target
Description-md5: cf6453387519bb9b858412d4d85d0cce
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-alpha-linux-gnu_2.40-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1274588
MD5sum: b9266e60e3822c80291864be7c51211f
SHA256: b634e36cc15638bb55e0f7dd878f90052797ec519397eb6f87742510ee89bcf2