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

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "grep" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install grep on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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


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

Package: grep
Version: 3.8-5
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 1245
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Provides: rgrep
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.32)
Conflicts: rgrep
Description: GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
Description-md5: f9188c5583d41955f3b3fe60b9d445f1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::filtering, use::searching,
works-with::file, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/g/grep/grep_3.8-5_amd64.deb
Size: 421444
MD5sum: 27b22f639181225c8c60680519f527c5
SHA256: 3264acea728df3c48a54f20e9291b965130e306b9d00adac76647049da7196df