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

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "deborphan" package

Please follow the instructions below to install deborphan on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Learn how to uninstall deborphan 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 deborphan package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: deborphan
Version: 1.7.35
Installed-Size: 270
Maintainer: deborphan Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: apt, gettext-base
Description: program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries
Description-md5: a3b10a652c6378382742726f4d1dafa5
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::checking,
use::organizing, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/deborphan/deborphan_1.7.35_amd64.deb
Size: 82016
MD5sum: 66f1c0cda4ddc445904cb1ecc81c27cf
SHA256: 6412bca3c1bee34e49dd8e3fc543c7c71e00ec76f09b60bc88a21b92720561ff