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

Last updated: February 17,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ccache" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ccache 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 ccache package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ccache
Version: 4.8+really4.7.5-1
Installed-Size: 1702
Maintainer: Joel Rosdahl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libhiredis0.14 (>= 0.14.1), libstdc++6 (>= 12), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2)
Suggests: distcc | icecc
Description: Compiler cache for fast recompilation of C/C++ code
Description-md5: ee6cfd684c9def102ca8cd664767a949
Homepage: https://ccache.dev
Tag: devel::buildtools, devel::compiler, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::TODO,
works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/ccache/ccache_4.8+really4.7.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 643900
MD5sum: 4a473e10bbe6dd5a53b6ffb7b49fd28b
SHA256: d6562e03b90d4bbe299966117aef44975f57bea8270c233b1d71f1e6ba157e7d