How to Install and Uninstall matchbox-common Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "matchbox-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install matchbox-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "matchbox-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall matchbox-common 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 matchbox-common package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: matchbox-common
Version: 0.9.1+git20070606-1
Installed-Size: 90
Maintainer: Moray Allan
Architecture: all
Replaces: matchbox (<< 1:0.8.2)
Description: common files for Matchbox Project applications
Description-md5: 64d37d4a4c16636243d93d49d02be542
Tag: hardware::embedded, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::app-data, role::program, uitoolkit::gtk, x11::xserver
Section: embedded
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/matchbox-common/matchbox-common_0.9.1+git20070606-1_all.deb
Size: 30096
MD5sum: 011479c7425595a8ba4115d0be62d27b
SHA256: 861261b04828d8e09796f9d97d5e7761752c3e60f4c1d0a75b13341ac4896558