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

Last updated: May 09,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "bsdutils" package

This tutorial shows how to install bsdutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall bsdutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bsdutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bsdutils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: bsdutils
Source: util-linux (2.38.1-5)
Version: 1:2.38.1-5+b1
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 356
Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Architecture: amd64
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libsystemd0
Recommends: bsdextrautils
Description: basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
Description-md5: 07a52b485dd8e72c97ccec74c54564a0
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Tag: admin::logging, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::bsd,
works-with::software:running, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.38.1-5+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 94364
MD5sum: f5bd8ae1d72bfa98166bc193e4fcef1b
SHA256: a520264593224df5a4e98d9e95edffa4cf420dc3af7d609c2f5776e180dbc494