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

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the linux-image-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-image-amd64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install linux-image-amd64 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "linux-image-amd64" package

Learn how to uninstall linux-image-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-image-amd64 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: linux-image-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-image-generic, linux-latest-modules-6.1.0-18-amd64, virtualbox-guest-modules, wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0)
Depends: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 (= 6.1.76-1)
Description: Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
Description-md5: 6a25122b463a5515998ee600e16b3daf
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.76-1)
Tag: admin::kernel, role::metapackage
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-amd64_6.1.76-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1476
MD5sum: da035bb7485ca2fe7b7d58cf4c7ebdc5
SHA256: 669abf649af80f53762d4877f0a1f3b9c6f3c5848bbba11ef4b3a744407a781d

Package: linux-image-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-image-generic, linux-latest-modules-6.1.0-17-amd64, virtualbox-guest-modules, wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0)
Depends: linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64 (= 6.1.69-1)
Description: Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
Description-md5: 6a25122b463a5515998ee600e16b3daf
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-image-amd64_6.1.69-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1476
SHA256: 6348534cc1850a14268930a72510ff307593e414bb5bf850c665367be77c08c7

Package: linux-image-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-image-generic, linux-latest-modules-6.1.0-16-amd64, virtualbox-guest-modules, wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0)
Depends: linux-image-6.1.0-16-amd64 (= 6.1.67-1)
Description: Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
Description-md5: 6a25122b463a5515998ee600e16b3daf
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.67-1)
Tag: admin::kernel, role::metapackage
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-amd64_6.1.67-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1476
SHA256: e80f975d886bd2fc46ae1b239cfc05b81d81f4519774e225c3dbdd985850159b