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

Last updated: February 17,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "debconf" package

Please follow the guidance below to install debconf on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall debconf on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.82
Installed-Size: 491
Maintainer: Debconf Developers
Architecture: all
Replaces: debconf-tiny
Provides: debconf-2.0
Recommends: apt-utils, debconf-i18n
Suggests: debconf-doc, debconf-kde-helper, debconf-utils, libgtk3-perl, libnet-ldap-perl, libterm-readline-gnu-perl, perl, whiptail | dialog
Conflicts: debconf-tiny, whiptail-utf8 (<= 0.50.17-13)
Description: Debian configuration management system
Description-md5: 85b82bf406dfc9a635114f44ab7fb66d
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
interface::graphical, interface::text-mode, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, uitoolkit::TODO,
uitoolkit::gtk, uitoolkit::ncurses, uitoolkit::qt, use::configuring,
x11::application
Section: admin
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/d/debconf/debconf_1.5.82_all.deb
Size: 121212
MD5sum: ab40b7d3c7dd743f16d0d24ce3373270
SHA256: 74ab14194a3762b2fc717917dcfda42929ab98e3c59295a063344dc551cd7cc8