How to Install and Uninstall dfu-util Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dfu-util" package

This is a short guide on how to install dfu-util on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dfu-util
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dfu-util" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dfu-util 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 dfu-util package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dfu-util
Version: 0.11-1
Installed-Size: 146
Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.22), python3
Description: Device firmware update (DFU) USB programmer
Description-md5: a743310e082b47ed7a4003799b5431f9
Homepage: http://dfu-util.sourceforge.net
Tag: role::program
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dfu-util/dfu-util_0.11-1_amd64.deb
Size: 42620
MD5sum: 3e7fb2dbbe1367b3d713d4546f3fc5ef
SHA256: 534bd27914f4b957f8533e4b8921736d81844de927822f4327e3a9c615bd3ee8