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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "lsof" package

Learn how to install lsof on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall lsof on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: lsof
Version: 4.95.0-1
Installed-Size: 482
Maintainer: Andres Salomon
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2)
Description: utility to list open files
Description-md5: df6eff5e3fcd44e35327c894b54c92a3
Homepage: https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
Tag: devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::devel-lib,
role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor, use::searching,
works-with::file, works-with::software:running
Section: utils
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/l/lsof/lsof_4.95.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 318268
MD5sum: d2772ab9193a00d371fca4a24596b577
SHA256: e4b15cf8d0b9051cf7957e7ab29a67ca7d21f42ea1b2b7dad1b52e65d02d1408