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

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "gwhois" package

Please follow the instructions below to install gwhois on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gwhois on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: gwhois
Version: 20120626.0-1
Installed-Size: 103
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Depends: curl, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libnet-libidn-perl, libwww-perl, lynx, perl:any
Suggests: openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver
Description: generic Whois Client / Server
Description-md5: 700acfb94991db15492e8b8feade951e
Tag: implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
network::client, network::server, protocol::dns, role::program,
use::searching
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gwhois/gwhois_20120626.0-1_all.deb
Size: 27588
MD5sum: b9bb7210b8167c262eaf8b4ec14bd98c
SHA256: 1d3296c0223f81f64f8b47615a7e57af8477a1f18518d8b07318c3a4948d2abb