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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "keyutils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install keyutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall keyutils 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 keyutils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: keyutils
Version: 1.6.3-2
Installed-Size: 161
Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.6.3)
Description: Linux Key Management Utilities
Description-md5: 2d8745863e4f147ac2e1dded0b9fa058
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication, security::cryptography,
security::privacy, use::checking, use::configuring, use::login
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/keyutils/keyutils_1.6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 54456
MD5sum: 1ec06c9bbdcd620763b82ecbe0497b2c
SHA256: 5d601db221361b767869ff9d506fb6212c735d6ac16d8fd53c6538dc72cbed17