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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "debsums" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install debsums on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall debsums on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: debsums
Version: 3.0.2.1
Installed-Size: 98
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Depends: libdpkg-perl, libfile-fnmatch-perl, perl, ucf (>= 0.28), perl:any
Suggests: bash-completion
Description: tool for verification of installed package files against MD5 checksums
Description-md5: 3f8408683d3013b2e3df83e24b0d5d81
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
role::program, security::integrity, suite::debian, use::checking,
works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debsums/debsums_3.0.2.1_all.deb
Size: 35456
MD5sum: b059735027b4f30b5af90522811ae405
SHA256: 3c93bfd602c7472b63a4a9c0147477c1e4d725c234c317d07660000c0e3f2ec8