How to Install and Uninstall libgpm2 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libgpm2 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libgpm2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libgpm2 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgpm2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libgpm2 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 libgpm2 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libgpm2
Source: gpm (1.20.7-10)
Version: 1.20.7-10+b1
Installed-Size: 45
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Suggests: gpm
Description: General Purpose Mouse - shared library
Description-md5: e77c023597910bf799fb8eb6602823ce
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.7-10+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 14216
MD5sum: 85a296d91b5817bd575e01a4516e2646
SHA256: 2ac1236547360284e9e154ad11a14564db65175bd4da393ec652ac1b2dc43571