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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "byobu" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install byobu on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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

Package: byobu
Version: 5.133-1.1
Installed-Size: 628
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Architecture: all
Replaces: bikeshed (<< 1.64), byobu-extras (<< 2.17), screen-profiles (<< 2.0), screen-profiles-extras (<< 2.0)
Provides: byobu-extras, screen-profiles, screen-profiles-extras
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python3:any, gettext-base, iproute2, python3, python3-newt, tmux (>= 1.5), gawk
Recommends: less, pastebinit, sensible-utils, run-one
Suggests: apport, ccze, gnome-terminal | xterm, gnupg, lsb-release, po-debconf, screen, speedometer, ttf-ubuntu-font-family (>= 0.80-0ubuntu1~medium), update-notifier-common, vim, wireless-tools
Enhances: screen
Breaks: bikeshed (<< 1.64), byobu-extras (<< 2.17), screen-profiles (<< 2.0), screen-profiles-extras (<< 2.0)
Description: text window manager, shell multiplexer, integrated DevOps environment
Description-md5: 0d3627a1db464b5d00445f2b25b3e914
Homepage: http://byobu.org
Tag: role::app-data
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/byobu/byobu_5.133-1.1_all.deb
Size: 172740
MD5sum: 4032ae9712b8f6132f008c8ef1401c5d
SHA256: b3e539a4a9c46a0964361a73d859e1d0d6ea9d3c8e6278e9a157db2f172dec68