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

Last updated: May 13,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dar" package

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


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

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

Package: dar
Version: 2.7.8-2
Installed-Size: 1931
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libdar64-6000 (= 2.7.8-2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgpgme11 (>= 1.1.2), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Suggests: par2, dar-docs
Description: Disk ARchive: Backup directory tree and files
Description-md5: 74b68e90f5a8f668ae2c9a24ac851fee
Homepage: http://dar.linux.free.fr/
Tag: admin::backup, implemented-in::c++, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::storing, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with::archive, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dar/dar_2.7.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 635032
MD5sum: f6d510499a979901f40c07d184621708
SHA256: bcbf17e916ac563f689e0b3f1a5a04e4be99dac3e93cc1c4ddccb42904bba642