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

Last updated: May 21,2024

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

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1. Install "debian-security-support" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install debian-security-support on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "debian-security-support" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall debian-security-support on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the debian-security-support package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: debian-security-support
Version: 1:12+2023.05.12
Installed-Size: 153
Maintainer: Debian Security Team ,
Architecture: all
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, gettext-base
Description: Debian security support coverage checker
Description-md5: 12ffce3ff2b1f544b0063de409234b9b
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debian-security-support/debian-security-support_12+2023.05.12_all.deb
Size: 26556
MD5sum: e41316d46beb407447fbca339a2e30a0
SHA256: 5a86d0dfc969385bee4822280acd867e3881717ef5d5d025e35073657e4c29a7