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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dq" package

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


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

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

Package: dq
Version: 20230101-1
Installed-Size: 170
Maintainer: Jan Mojžíš
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: DNS/DNSCurve query tool
Description-md5: cdd3ddc3227f6a30ff128627ad568bd1
Homepage: https://mojzis.com/software/dq/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dq/dq_20230101-1_amd64.deb
Size: 65272
MD5sum: dc0bed356b304d2074f7b80391a1978f
SHA256: a10da163b810816546011352750ee740f712e1ae9dc53f67346672f6e8d1ee2f