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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dex" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install dex on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dex 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 dex package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dex
Version: 0.9.0-2
Installed-Size: 40
Maintainer: James McCoy
Architecture: all
Depends: python3:any
Description: generate and execute Application type .desktop files
Description-md5: ea11d96b4add213d8c07200f28cb7a02
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/jceb/dex
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dex/dex_0.9.0-2_all.deb
Size: 10896
MD5sum: 3cfeeadee50c4cd86fd858e0fdb83160
SHA256: 7c7170ceff1bee922f5ac05e928c26c93ab95d482db72bb6dffa8caa7b06b760