How to Install and Uninstall hostapd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Last updated: March 15,2025
Notice
You can also install and uninstall the hostapd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system
- MX Linux 23
- SparkyLinux
1. Install "hostapd" package
This tutorial shows how to install hostapd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
$
sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
hostapd
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2. Uninstall "hostapd" package
Please follow the instructions below to uninstall hostapd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):
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sudo apt remove
hostapd
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the hostapd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Package: hostapd
Source: wpa
Version: 2:2.10-12
Installed-Size: 2309
Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::configuration,
network::server, network::service, protocol::radius, role::program,
security::authentication
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-12_amd64.deb
Size: 866052
MD5sum: 9bb22a9b95beb81e8929d44324a3f142
SHA256: 3ea8209287cbb232084cedc1440f5d37c733fb383b90043e95d6187833af10eb
Source: wpa
Version: 2:2.10-12
Installed-Size: 2309
Maintainer: Debian wpasupplicant Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Description: access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Description-md5: 257c9917c3f422bfd740e723bd810814
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::configuration,
network::server, network::service, protocol::radius, role::program,
security::authentication
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wpa/hostapd_2.10-12_amd64.deb
Size: 866052
MD5sum: 9bb22a9b95beb81e8929d44324a3f142
SHA256: 3ea8209287cbb232084cedc1440f5d37c733fb383b90043e95d6187833af10eb