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

Last updated: April 28,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "makedev" package

This guide let you learn how to install makedev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall makedev 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 makedev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: makedev
Version: 2.3.1-97
Installed-Size: 99
Maintainer: Guilherme de Paula Xavier Segundo
Architecture: all
Depends: base-passwd (>= 3.0.4)
Conflicts: udev (<= 0.024-7)
Description: creates device files in /dev
Description-md5: 0d90ffc36746b1d25c5b125ef2221357
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::boot, admin::configuring, admin::hardware,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/makedev/makedev_2.3.1-97_all.deb
Size: 41564
MD5sum: 6cedb76bba6eb5be6e1b71cd843a32e8
SHA256: 460c8c870ec4da13c59f2bcdd3263755bfb58ddab67a6769194e82b5bfdf26d9