How to Install and Uninstall mesa-utils Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "mesa-utils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mesa-utils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mesa-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mesa-utils 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 mesa-utils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: mesa-utils
Source: mesa-demos
Version: 8.5.0-1
Installed-Size: 2144
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mesa-utils-extra
Provides: mesa-utils-extra
Depends: mesa-utils-bin
Conflicts: mesa-utils-extra
Description: Miscellaneous Mesa utilities -- symlinks
Description-md5: e17310803bc0d3dd9b6d709d27adaeae
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Tag: admin::benchmarking, admin::hardware, hardware::video,
interface::commandline, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, use::viewing, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa-demos/mesa-utils_8.5.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 954892
MD5sum: 581a52e20ca4d305eb33ea659804919a
SHA256: d2561f7bd04918a3394e2e811d3eb4e7816e9b227c9bb9f9c6e338cf4f27e485