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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dist" package

This is a short guide on how to install dist on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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

Package: dist
Version: 1:3.5-236-1
Installed-Size: 2655
Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava
Architecture: all
Depends: perl, libperl4-corelibs-perl, debconf (>= 1.2.0) | debconf-2.0
Description: Tools for developing, maintaining and distributing software
Description-md5: 5f28860f0dcfbb834e3b056d01d91d83
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::file-distribution, devel::buildtools, devel::code-generator,
devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::perl,
interface::commandline, role::program, role::shared-lib,
scope::utility, works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dist/dist_3.5-236-1_all.deb
Size: 475156
MD5sum: 30cb2701be94348d7413655f07ee4ce5
SHA256: 4595590a436304201603bfd32c9be41b9b0cabbbb43181a382a8240f23c65b4c