How to Install and Uninstall libgsm-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: March 17,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libgsm-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install libgsm-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgsm-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libgsm-tools 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 libgsm-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libgsm-tools
Source: libgsm
Version: 1.0.22-1
Installed-Size: 71
Maintainer: Debian Mobcom Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libgsm-bin
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgsm1 (>= 1.0.18)
Description: User binaries for a GSM speech compressor
Description-md5: 8f872e7c4ddf91c37b2c3db2fed2c6c8
Homepage: http://www.quut.com/gsm/
Tag: accessibility::speech, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
protocol::voip, role::program, scope::utility, sound::compression,
sound::player, sound::speech, use::playing, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with::audio
Section: sound
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgsm/libgsm-tools_1.0.22-1_amd64.deb
Size: 19996
MD5sum: 62a717c5367e0673f651b56f3133db53
SHA256: 370cc04afa5e1eafffcde51acb66a5ebaacdabb3d6388ae62e72041060f8d8ec