How to Install and Uninstall linux-headers-amd64 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the linux-headers-amd64 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "linux-headers-amd64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install linux-headers-amd64 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-headers-amd64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-headers-amd64 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 linux-headers-amd64 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: linux-headers-amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.76+1)
Version: 6.1.76-1
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: linux-headers-generic
Depends: linux-headers-6.1.0-18-amd64 (= 6.1.76-1)
Description: Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
Description-md5: c3bd37fd9656f71f4133642896829a35
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.76-1)
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-headers-amd64_6.1.76-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1420
MD5sum: 5605c0f836143bd5627f93aedbbcb6bd
SHA256: 56a245c32473cf031ff9277edd5e8c899351c877fe13678f728baf8bb9946973

Package: linux-headers-amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.69+1)
Version: 6.1.69-1
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: linux-headers-generic
Depends: linux-headers-6.1.0-17-amd64 (= 6.1.69-1)
Description: Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
Description-md5: c3bd37fd9656f71f4133642896829a35
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.69-1)
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-headers-amd64_6.1.69-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1412
SHA256: 9e1c562572afed9ab429db30404cc9846b46e1a39d12b5a50cfa320a25527b7e

Package: linux-headers-amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.67+1)
Version: 6.1.67-1
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: linux-headers-generic
Depends: linux-headers-6.1.0-16-amd64 (= 6.1.67-1)
Description: Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
Description-md5: c3bd37fd9656f71f4133642896829a35
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.67-1)
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-headers-amd64_6.1.67-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1420
SHA256: 3683210a37fe51fbfacf9a65ceeb147a92c0a7a36ec6852bc3ef595e5f816483