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

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

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1. Install "meson" package

This is a short guide on how to install meson on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "meson" package

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

Package: meson
Version: 1.0.1-5
Installed-Size: 3459
Maintainer: Jussi Pakkanen
Architecture: all
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.7~), ninja-build (>= 1.6), python3-pkg-resources, python3-setuptools
Recommends: dpkg-dev
Description: high-productivity build system
Description-md5: 05e8ad52532257641a3b106a0836e789
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://mesonbuild.com
Tag: devel::buildtools, implemented-in::python, role::program
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/meson/meson_1.0.1-5_all.deb
Size: 548060
MD5sum: 6245d5b9ad4f0f44d4192573e7311f03
SHA256: 64c435548c1118afdcc68a5d537b99cfcd12e0556b695a81febd512d671eb666