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

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "binwalk" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall binwalk 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 binwalk package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: binwalk
Version: 2.3.4+dfsg1-1
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: all
Depends: python3-binwalk, python3:any
Description: tool library for analyzing binary blobs and executable code
Description-md5: f2774dbab233a5b403825c488d3d2ce8
Homepage: https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk
Tag: implemented-in::python, interface::commandline, role::program
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/binwalk/binwalk_2.3.4+dfsg1-1_all.deb
Size: 5164
MD5sum: cc71cd936f0a59b2e03fa2364d862162
SHA256: fc90c9785c27afaff00dee93c6b6f2f4dd620eeacacc9cc0c6be4b854fafbc5e