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

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "docker" package

Please follow the steps below to install docker on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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

Package: docker
Version: 1.5-2
Installed-Size: 9
Maintainer: Paul Tagliamonte
Architecture: all
Depends: wmdocker
Description: transitional package
Description-md5: 5cdc3158ed8e5a469b1bf5e77deb35c1
Tag: implemented-in::c++, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnome, suite::gnustep,
suite::kde, uitoolkit::gtk, uitoolkit::qt, uitoolkit::xlib,
x11::applet, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/docker/docker_1.5-2_all.deb
Size: 2556
MD5sum: 68c876073e3e545ce7317758e585e1b5
SHA256: 2c9bac4442a3083c955b29d6772722088c459350c4663be63d64b5ff262d3943