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

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "bsdiff" package

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


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

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

Package: bsdiff
Version: 4.3-23
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: tony mancill
Architecture: amd64
Provides: bspatch
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Description: generate/apply a patch between two binary files
Description-md5: 39b21a114b327c2bc9c45b4762ee8f50
Homepage: https://www.daemonology.net/bsdiff
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::synchronizing, works-with::TODO
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bsdiff/bsdiff_4.3-23_amd64.deb
Size: 16804
MD5sum: d5bb7ace29d979d05d5a0a5a39fbbc1f
SHA256: 14ee81ab2d652704831e735a782ea0f86577a6188d3320c9245e5d1d3874235f