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

Last updated: May 12,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "lshw" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install lshw on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall lshw on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lshw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lshw package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: lshw
Source: lshw (02.19.git.2021.06.19.996aaad9c7-2)
Version: 02.19.git.2021.06.19.996aaad9c7-2+b1
Installed-Size: 919
Maintainer: Ghe Rivero
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Recommends: pci.ids, usb.ids
Description: information about hardware configuration
Description-md5: 5bbbb48f52cc6707ed44dbb6942d387b
Homepage: https://github.com/lyonel/lshw
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::detection, implemented-in::c++,
interface::commandline, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::utility, use::viewing, works-with-format::html,
works-with-format::xml, works-with::text, x11::application
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lshw/lshw_02.19.git.2021.06.19.996aaad9c7-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 300212
MD5sum: 4b436c4988c2eebf6b99fb23c773e9e9
SHA256: 6e2481ebc0a740e7cf1f25d39b8e44a97d10fed33b3eeb271a7a57af594669d7