How to Install and Uninstall cross-config Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 22,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "cross-config" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install cross-config on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cross-config" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall cross-config 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 cross-config package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: cross-config
Source: dpkg-cross
Version: 2.6.20
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Replaces: dpkg-cross (<= 2.6.14)
Breaks: dpkg-cross (<= 2.6.14)
Description: autotools support for cross-compilation
Description-md5: a64bbb82ee088b3d6ae2c21e87e34407
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: role::data
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg-cross/cross-config_2.6.20_all.deb
Size: 16340
MD5sum: c1db3998ab393c16d5b78957a380878f
SHA256: 83839fc665177c7c519d8a15db7e6a9e0bcb8a428db21247c816abaa9948c799