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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "galternatives" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall galternatives 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 galternatives package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: galternatives
Version: 1.0.9
Installed-Size: 310
Maintainer: Debian Chinese Team
Architecture: all
Depends: gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, python3-gi, python3:any
Recommends: pkexec, python3-xdg
Description: graphical setup tool for the alternatives system
Description-md5: e2b6c21c44fe667505646d7a6160ea36
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::python, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, suite::debian, uitoolkit::gtk,
use::configuring, x11::application
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/galternatives/galternatives_1.0.9_all.deb
Size: 51460
MD5sum: f527ff37b27cda4a3b9fd2b79e451dec
SHA256: e46173612d135b50366621339b41592985fd7b713d9fdd80732f9bbb54cb1d09