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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ethtool" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ethtool on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ethtool
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ethtool" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ethtool on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ethtool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ethtool package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ethtool
Version: 1:6.1-1
Installed-Size: 668
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~)
Description: display or change Ethernet device settings
Description-md5: 23bc6b45146ecc72a42d24b5993d6004
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::hardware, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, network::configuration, protocol::ethernet,
role::program, scope::utility, use::checking, use::configuring
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/ethtool/ethtool_6.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 196612
MD5sum: 249a5dddd27bc8eda17b01f5912b0b7d
SHA256: 97f0047507194da0fe2519f2f607b606f8796f2ef53a810da39825b542008f47