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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "microcom" package

Please follow the guidance below to install microcom on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall microcom on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: microcom
Version: 2019.01.0-2
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Uwe Kleine-König
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Description: minimalistic terminal program
Description-md5: 758d7ccafadf72b5ede7b15d4894282a
Tag: hardware::modem, implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program
Section: comm
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/microcom/microcom_2019.01.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 18816
MD5sum: 04b1637c0a4df325e4ee74e60fa9396c
SHA256: 00e73a007f53b1113e99c40ed81c46046b78c14c4c59d47f15ef78b82f74cfce