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

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "nginx" package

Please follow the instructions below to install nginx on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall nginx 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 nginx package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: nginx
Version: 1.22.1-9
Installed-Size: 1330
Maintainer: Debian Nginx Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: nginx-core (<< 1.22.1-6~), nginx-extras (<< 1.22.1-6~), nginx-light (<< 1.22.1-6~)
Provides: httpd, httpd-cgi, nginx-abi-1.22.1-7
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), iproute2, nginx-common (<< 1.22.1-9.1~), nginx-common (>= 1.22.1-9)
Breaks: nginx-core (<< 1.22.1-6~), nginx-extras (<< 1.22.1-6~), nginx-light (<< 1.22.1-6~)
Description: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Description-md5: cb534cf82475d3e706f730549c99229f
Homepage: https://nginx.org
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::server, network::service,
protocol::http, role::program, use::proxying
Section: httpd
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nginx/nginx_1.22.1-9_amd64.deb
Size: 527396
MD5sum: baf39c02fcf585879ae70f86681eb71e
SHA256: 2916d7fc95b33a9df9ffb984e4c05d7a6f4fe3abb950b9127f0ad9a4adbd88aa