How to Install and Uninstall gpsd-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "gpsd-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install gpsd-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gpsd-tools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gpsd-tools 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 gpsd-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gpsd-tools
Source: gpsd (3.22-4.1)
Version: 3.22-4.1+b1
Installed-Size: 791
Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: gpsd-clients (<< 3.20-10), python-gps
Depends: libbluetooth3 (>= 4.91), libc6 (>= 2.35), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), libgps28 (= 3.22-4.1+b1)
Suggests: gpsd
Breaks: gpsd (<< 3.20-9), gpsd-clients (<< 3.20-10), python-gps
Description: Global Positioning System - tools
Description-md5: da9f6daf6778e6e0a948a3325d56bd44
Homepage: http://www.catb.org/gpsd/
Tag: uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gpsd/gpsd-tools_3.22-4.1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 286224
MD5sum: 32b9f946ec932f7ee16bc3a81e786ba8
SHA256: 7f4f7c1dbbbd86047d1d016794359a0c1bfeda4a1845a54d601fc6dea9ffc91f