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

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "initscripts" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install initscripts on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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


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

Package: initscripts
Source: sysvinit
Version: 3.06-4
Installed-Size: 177
Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: sysvinit-utils (>= 3.05-1), sysv-rc | file-rc | openrc
Recommends: e2fsprogs, psmisc
Description: scripts for initializing and shutting down the system
Description-md5: db9003c179cd2a623493209da58ea2ea
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit
Tag: admin::boot, implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline,
interface::daemon, role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sysvinit/initscripts_3.06-4_all.deb
Size: 61396
MD5sum: 3c52e04deb27e19c435159ebd6a885d5
SHA256: a83b40eb46250597d315531cdf82d774227cc1c9b03966737de08602a6af02ef