How to Install and Uninstall debian-policy Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 25,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "debian-policy" package

This is a short guide on how to install debian-policy on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "debian-policy" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall debian-policy 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 debian-policy package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: debian-policy
Version: 4.6.2.0
Installed-Size: 4379
Maintainer: Debian Policy Editors
Architecture: all
Recommends: libjs-sphinxdoc (>= 5.2)
Suggests: doc-base
Description: Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Description-md5: 3df00b7b3fdbeabad6fda68d649a0b04
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.debian.org/doc/devel-manuals#policy
Built-Using: sphinx (= 5.3.0-2)
Tag: devel::doc, made-of::html, made-of::pdf, made-of::postscript,
made-of::sgml, role::documentation, suite::debian
Section: doc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_4.6.2.0_all.deb
Size: 2300356
MD5sum: 9bb914838d3710024c0f4a5e48b6330c
SHA256: ef9d01b625c3b87c3a845c2cd1b66f1a16e9240b2b9e5bee53472a00e8457a39