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

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

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1. Install "gist" package

Learn how to install gist on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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

Package: gist
Version: 6.0.0-3
Installed-Size: 176
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: all
Depends: ruby-json, sensible-utils, ruby
Description: Upload gists to gist.github.com
Description-md5: fa74b3e335fe6f0a14708d78b3f259f5
Homepage: https://github.com/defunkt/gist
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gist/gist_6.0.0-3_all.deb
Size: 29384
MD5sum: c369dc334e74541510646d22ed909eea
SHA256: 25e3ebbc12925e38465cdeab87a64def1373a47cc7a34634e90c3315f00a8c23